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Meanings of short circuit in English

Portuguese
curto-circuito
Catalan
curt circuit

An unintentional electrical connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuitry or installation.

        curto-circuito
        Usage of short circuit in English
        1
        Politics without objective, honest measurement of results is a deadly short circuit.
        Wired
        2
        Several other fuses cut power if the system detects a short circuit.
        Wired
        3
        The remedy for a short circuit is to reinsulate the defective parts.
        Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting / Electric, Forge and Thermit ...
        4
        That would make a short circuit and put it out of business.
        Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
        5
        Now, back to the two different wires used to short circuit the battery.
        Wired
        6
        He was simply too well put together in the brainpan to short circuit.
        Mutated
        7
        The fire was thought to have started by a short circuit.
        Radio NZ
        8
        Maybe there was a short circuit that affected the fuel tank?
        Radio NZ
        9
        In turn, that caused a short circuit, which specialists struggled to fix overnight.
        The Guardian
        10
        There was a short circuit and a small fire, which he extinguished himself.
        The Guardian
        11
        A short circuit would result that would put out all of your lights.
        The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
        12
        Making a short circuit he ran at last, still stooping as he ran.
        The Short Cut
        13
        What would you do if a short circuit developed while on the road?
        The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
        14
        The manoeuvre was a first step in a bid to short circuit the case.
        Independent.ie
        15
        A short circuit may have caused the blaze, they said.
        Reuters
        16
        The heated washer system was recalled in August 2008 because of a short circuit.
        Reuters
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        Translations for short circuit
        Short circuit through the time
        Short circuit across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common