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What (who) is short-circuit - definition
ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, USUALLY WITH VERY LOW OR NO IMPEDANCE
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Short-circuit
·vt To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance.
short-circuit
(short-circuits, short-circuiting, short-circuited)
1.
If an electrical device short-circuits or if someone or something short-circuits it, a wrong connection or damaged wire causes electricity to travel along the wrong route and damage the device.
Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit...
Once inside they short-circuited the electronic security.
VERB: V, V n
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Short-circuit is also a noun.
The fire was started by an electrical short-circuit.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone or something short-circuits a process or system, they avoid long or difficult parts of it and use a quicker, more direct method to achieve their aim.
The approach was intended to short-circuit normal complaints procedures.
VERB: V n
Short-circuiting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Short-circuit.
Wikipedia
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.
Examples of use of short-circuit
1. He nevertheless dismissed the possibility of a short–circuit.
2. A short circuit apparently caused the fire, officials said.
3. He blamed an electric short–circuit for the fire.
4. A serious European policy could effectively short–circuit this tactic.
5. The fire was likely caused by a short circuit or carelessness, he said.