SHORT CIRCUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does short circuit mean? 

• SHORT CIRCUIT (noun)
  The noun SHORT CIRCUIT has 1 sense:

1. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

  Familiarity information: SHORT CIRCUIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORT CIRCUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

short; short circuit

Hypernyms ("short circuit" is a kind of...):

contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

Holonyms ("short circuit" is a part of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

 Context examples 

Testing the device's over-current protection circuitry for its response to situations of overload, short circuit, or ground fault.

(Device Overcurrent Protection Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)