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.

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. Bobby Jindal:

   We should not short-circuit the vetting process -- we've got a normal vetting process. Simply allowing more people into our country doesn't solve this problem.

2. Erik Jaffe:

   You can’t short-circuit the ordinary steps of judicial review for serious constitutional questions.

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. Tony Rothert:

   This cowardly move by the Secretary of State proves that Missouri's anti-abortion zealots understand that they're acting against the wishes of the majority, they hope to short-circuit the people's vote because they know they will lose if the people get their say.

5. Edward Kleinbard:

   I would be quite surprised if this case survived the obvious defense by the Justice Department that this is an attempt to short-circuit the regular course of tax collections.

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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short circuit
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=short circuit
6. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=short circuit