Definition of Mains. Meaning of Mains. Synonyms of Mains

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Definition of Mains

Mains
Mains Mains, n. [Scot. See Manse.] The farm attached to a mansion house. [Scot.]
Main
Main Main, n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See Manual.] 1. A hand or match at dice. --Prior. Thackeray. 2. A stake played for at dice. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard. 4. A match at cockfighting. ``My lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a main fought.' --Thackeray. 5. A main-hamper. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.

Meaning of Mains from wikipedia

- Look up mains in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mains may refer to: Mains electricity ("line power" in the United States) Mains electricity by country...
- Mains hum, electric hum, cycle hum, or power line hum is a sound ****ociated with alternating current which is twice the frequency of the mains electricity...
- Mains electricity, utility power, grid power, domestic power, wall power, household current, or, in some parts of Canada, hydro, is a general-purpose...
- Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger...
- Mains electricity by country includes a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they commonly use for providing electrical...
- power utilization voltages and percentage tolerance vary in the different mains power systems found in the world. High-voltage direct-current (HVDC) electric...
- rectification and filtering to produce a DC voltage. Filtering minimizes the AC mains frequency component present in the rectifier output. It can be as simple...
- AC power plugs and sockets connect devices to mains electricity to supply them with electrical power. A plug is the connector attached to an electrically-operated...
- Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin...
- Laurence William Mains MNZM (born 16 February 1946) is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented New Zealand. Mains' representative career...