Definitions for short circuit
short cir·cuit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. short circuit, shortverb

   accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

2. short-circuitverb

   hamper the progress of; impede

   "short-circuit warm feelings"

3. short-circuit, shortverb

   create a short circuit in

4. bypass, short-circuit, go around, get aroundverb

   avoid something unpleasant or laborious

   "You cannot bypass these rules!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. short circuitnoun

   An unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

2. short circuitverb

   to cause a short circuit in

3. short circuitverb

   to force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion by bypassing one or more intermediary steps

4. short circuitverb

   to terminate a loop before the declared termination condition is met or a conditional before all conditions have been tested for

5. Etymology: short + circuit

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Short circuit

   A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit. The opposite of a short circuit is an open circuit, which is an infinite resistance (or very high impedance) between two nodes.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. short circuit

   A short circuit is an electrical fault condition where an unintended or abnormal connection is created within an electrical circuit. This results in excessive electrical current flow, bypassing the normal load. Short circuits can cause significant damage to electrical equipment and pose a fire hazard due to the high heat generated by the overcurrent condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Short circuit

   a circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Short circuit

   A short circuit is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path, often where essentially no electrical impedance is encountered. The electrical opposite of a short circuit is an "open circuit", which is an infinite resistance between two nodes. It is common to misuse "short circuit" to describe any electrical malfunction, regardless of the actual problem.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Short Circuit

   A connection between two parts of a circuit, which connection is of low resistance compared to the intercepted portion. The term is used also as a verb, as "to short circuit a lamp."

How to pronounce short circuit?

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How to say short circuit in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of short circuit in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of short circuit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of short circuit in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   Our colleague is not trying to conclude an unending discussion that he cannot stop, he’s trying to short-circuit a debate that he cannot win, this is just the kind of short-sighted power grab this body was actually built to stop.

2. Josh Earnest:

   No one’s allowed to short-circuit this system.

3. Dylan Khoo:

   This process can be triggered by a battery overheating, being punctured, or an electrical fault like a short circuit, in cases where fires occur spontaneously while charging, it is likely due to manufacturing defects.

4. San Francisco:

   These two recalls have one thing in common : they are attempts to short-circuit the democratic process with big money, across the country, right-wingers are attacking school boards ; over half of the signatures to qualify for the ballot were gathered by people paid as much as $ 22 per signature, many of whom came from out of state.

5. Eli Peretz:

   It is highly likely the cause was a short circuit.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=short circuit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Short_Circuit
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Circuit
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short circuit
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=short circuit
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=short circuit