About The Word Short-circuit

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Short-circuit

Short-circuit Meaning & Definition
Short-circuit Definition And Meaning

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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