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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

derivazione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-ree-vah-tsee-oh-neh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tap-off/ˈtæp.ɒf/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questa derivazione serve per il nuovo circuito."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A branch connection taken from a main pipe, cable, or electrical busway to supply a secondary circuit or flow.

    "The electrician installed a new tap-off unit to supply power to the secondary machinery."
As verb
  1. 1

    To draw off or divert a portion of a liquid, gas, or electrical current from a main source.

    "Engineers designed the system to tap off excess water during heavy flow periods."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb phrase 'tap off', combining the Middle English verb 'tapen' (meaning to pierce or draw liquid) with the directional adverb 'off'. Originally rooted in engineering and utility industries during the late 19th century to describe branching a secondary connection from a main supply line.

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