About The Word Short-circuit
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Short-circuit
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What's The Definition Of Short-circuit?
[n] accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
[v] avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!" [v] create a short-circuit in [v] hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" Synonyms | Synonyms for Short-circuit: bypass | get around | go around | short | short Related Terms | Find terms related to Short-circuit: See Also | avoid | baffle | bilk | circuit | contact | create | cross | electric circuit | electrical circuit | foil | frustrate | make | queer | scotch | spoil | tangency | thwart Short-circuit In Webster's Dictionary \Short" cir"cuit\ (Elec.)
A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low
resistance because shorter or of relatively great
conductivity.
\Short"-cir`cuit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Short-circuited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Short-circuiting}.] (Elec.) To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. |
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