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Shelf-Slope Break: Line marking a change from the gently inclined continental shelf to the much steeper depth gradient of the continental slope

Circuit Breakers: Underwriters, actual or potential, often seek out and 'circle' investor interest in a new issue before final pricing. The customer circled has basically made a commitment to purchase the iss . . . View Full Definition

Circuit Breaker: An electrical switch that automatically breaks a circuit if the current through it is higher than its rating. Once tripped it can be manually reset. Performs the same function as a fuse, but . . . View Full Definition

Contact Breaker: The spring switch in the low-tension ignition circuit that controls the timing of the spark in the high-tension circuit. Operated by a cam, contact breakers are sometimes called points.

Double Break: ('double breaker') a putt with two distinctive breaks, or curves, on the ball's path/line to the hole

Chip Breaker: A small groove ground back of the cutting edge on the top of a cutting tool to keep the chips short.

Cash Flow Break-Even Point: Net income plus depreciation.

Breakpoint: A breakpoint is the level at which your account balance in a mutual fund company or the size of a new investment in the company's funds qualifies you to pay a reduced sales charge. Fund comp . . . View Full Definition

Break: To win a game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve. Noun: break (service break) (e.g. 'To be a break down' means 'to have, in a set, one break less than the opponent', 'to . . . View Full Definition

Broad Street Outbreak: (1854) The London Cholera outbreak investigated by John Snow that was the first epidemiological investigation.