short circuit
short circuit
Definition
short circuit
noun
- a usually accidental low-resistance connection between two points in an electric circuit, resulting in either excessive current flow that often causes damage or in a new shorter circuit that draws current away from the original pathways and components
- popularly a disrupted electric circuit resulting from this
short-circuit
Definition
short·-circuit (-sʉr′kit)
transitive verb
- Elec. to make a short circuit in
- to bypass (an obstruction, custom, etc.)
- to cause a sudden break in; impede; thwart
intransitive verb
to develop a short circuit
short circuit
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- cause: The syringe pump was found to have a fault caused by an electrical short circuit.
Converse of object
- cause: Copper is driven along the interface and can cause short circuits in the board.
- create: This last issue is particularly important because unremoved solder balls could create short circuits.
- produce: Sometimes this will produce an immediate short circuit; more seriously, there can be longer term reliability issues.
Adjective modifier
- electrical: The syringe pump was found to have a fault caused by an electrical short circuit.
- internal: One of these may have developed an internal short circuit.
short-circuit Quotes
Seul le rythme provoque le court-circuit poe¤ tique et transmue le cuivre en or, la parole en verbe. Only rhythm brings about a poetic short-circuit and transforms the copper into gold, the words into life.
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