All-mains

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  all-mains \all-mains\ adj. prenom.
     1. adaptable to all voltages; -- of a radio receiver.
        [British]
  
     Note: For power supplies, the term "switching" is used to
           designate ability to use more than one voltage as a


           power source. Typically, it is used for the ability to
           use both 110 and 220 volt AC sources. an all-mains set
           [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  all-mains
       adj : used of a radio receiver that is adaptable to all voltages;
             "an all-mains set" [syn: {all-mains(a)}]