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Condition that results when wires cross and form a circuit – a short circuit will trip breaker switches and blow fuses.

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
short circuit (noun)
a connection of comparatively low resistance accidentally or intentionally made between points on a circuit between which the resistance is normally much greater
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Short Circuit (Wikipedia)

A short circuit is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or a very low electrical impedance.

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Short Circuit (Wiktionary)

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Alternative forms

  • short-circuit

Etymology

short + circuit

Pronunciation

Noun

short circuit (plural short circuits)

  1. (electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.
  2. (by extension) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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