'Short circuit' definitions:
Definition of 'short circuit'
(from WordNet)
noun
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference [syn: short circuit, short]
Definition of 'Short circuit'
From: GCIDE
- Short circuit \Short" cir"cuit\ (Elec.) A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'short circuit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amplify,
- break,
- broken circuit,
- charge,
- circuit,
- circuital field,
- closed circuit,
- complete circuit,
- dead circuit,
- electrify,
- energize,
- galvanic circuit,
- galvanize,
- generate,
- hot circuit,
- lateral circuit,
- leg,
- live circuit,
- loop,
- loop in,
- magnetic circuit,
- microcircuit,
- multiple circuit,
- multiple series,
- path,
- plug in,
- printed circuit,
- series multiple,
- shock,
- short,
- step down,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- switch off,
- switch on,
- turn off,
- turn on,
- vector field