(electronics) A limiter circuit that completely cuts off signals above a specified threshold, rather than merely attenuating the peaks.

plural of brick-wall limiter

(nautical) The maximum angle at which a watercraft can heel without capsizing.

Alternative form of von Karman limit

Synonym of Kármán line

(law) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.

(cricket) One-day cricket.

(euphemistic, humorous) An act that is likely to result in the actor's demotion or loss of employment.

(mechanics) A type of differential that allows its output shafts to rotate at different speeds but can limit the maximum difference in angular velocity between the output shafts, allowing greater torque to be applied to the slower-spinning shaft(s) and generally resulting in better traction than older-design differentials.

The lower limit on the Q factor for a small radio antenna.