Short-circuit

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:06:38

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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3-rail system	JohnnyCab Emergency Override Procedure	BLU-114	screwdriver
motivationally challenged	semiotic short-circuit	electrocution	slipped disc
The Crimson Ghost	nichrome wire	hairpin match

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