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1. (n.) short circuit
an abnormal condition of relatively low resistance between two points of differing potential in a circuit, usu. resulting in a flow of excess current.
Etymology: (1875–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) short circuit, short
accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
2. (verb) short-circuit
hamper the progress of; impede
"short-circuit warm feelings"
3. (verb) short-circuit, short
create a short circuit in
4. (verb) bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around
avoid something unpleasant or laborious
"You cannot bypass these rules!"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. short circuit
a circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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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."
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Sense: to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.
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 Afrikaans: kortsluiting veroorsaak |
 Arabic: عُطل تَماس |
 Bulgarian: късо съединение |
 Brazilian: curto-circuito |
 Czech: krátké spojení |
 German: der Kurzschluß |
 Danish: kortslutning |
 Greek: βραχυκύκλωμα, βραχυκυκλών |
 Spanish: cortocircuito |
 Estonian: lühis |
 Farsi: اتصالي كردن |
 Finnish: oikosulku |
 French: court-circuit |
 Hebrew: קֶצֶר |
 Hindi: लघु पथ |
 Croatian: kratki spoj |
 Hungarian: rövidzárlat |
 Indonesian: korsleting |
 Icelandic: skammhlaup |
 Italian: corto circuito |
 Japanese: ショート |
 Korean: 단락 |
 Lithuanian: trumpas sujungimas |
 Latvian: (strāvas) īssavienojums |
 Malay: litar pintas |
 Dutch: kortsluiting |
 Norwegian: kortslutning; kortslutte |
 Polish: zwarcie |
 Persian: اتصالي كردن |
 Pashto: نښل کول |
 Portuguese: curto-circuito |
 Romanian: a scurtcircuita) |
 Russian: короткое замыкание |
 Slovak: krátke spojenie |
 Slovenian: kratek stik |
 Serbian: kratak spoj |
 Swedish: kortslutning |
 Thai: ทำให้ลัดวงจร |
 Turkish: kısa devre |
 Taiwanese: 短路 |
 Ukrainian: коротке замикання |
 Urdu: برقی دور کی روانی میں رکا |
 Vietnamese: đoản mạch |
 Chinese: 短路 |
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