Improper grounding can make a microphone lethal to touch. Several singers have actually died this way.
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Grounding
//ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ//
Synonyms for "grounding" (3 found)
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27 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- herääminen noun (return to a fully conscious state after a psychedelic experience)
- karilleajo noun (collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water)
- lentokielto noun (prevention of aircraft takeoff because of government action)
- maadoitus noun (electrical engineering: interconnection of metal chassis of a device to earth)
German
4 entries- Auflaufen noun (collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water)
- Erdung noun (electrical engineering: interconnection of metal chassis of a device to earth)
- Grund noun (background of embroidery, etc.)
- Grundberührung noun (collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water)
Indonesian
1 entries- pengetanahan noun (prevention of aircraft takeoff because of government action)
Polish
1 entries- szlaban noun (act by which a child is grounded)
Portuguese
1 entries- castigo noun (act by which a child is grounded)
Spanish
4 entries- castigo noun (act by which a child is grounded)
- culada noun (collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water)
- encalladura noun (collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water)
- polo a tierra noun (electrical engineering: interconnection of metal chassis of a device to earth)
Swedish
1 entries- jordning noun (electrical engineering: interconnection of metal chassis of a device to earth)
Turkish
1 entries- topraklama noun (electrical engineering: interconnection of metal chassis of a device to earth)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Grounding and other bog-standard punishments didn't get through to his son at all.
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A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
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This is the grounding wire.
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