Definition of Shunts

1. Noun. (plural of shunt) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of shunt) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shunts

1. shunt [v] - See also: shunt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shunts

shunpiked
shunpiker
shunpikers
shunpikes
shunpiking
shunpikings
shuns
shunt
shunt circuit
shuntable
shunted
shunter
shunters
shunting
shuntings
shunts (current term)
shunworthy
shunyata
shup
shura
shurangiz
shuras
shure
shurely shome mishtake
shuriken
shurikens
shush
shushed
shusher
shushers

Literary usage of Shunts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lessons in Elementary Practical Physics by Balfour Stewart, William Winson Haldane Gee (1901)
"Comparison by means of shunts.—The range of utility of the differential galvanometer may be considerably extended by the use of shunts. Fig. ..."

2. Electrical Measurements by Frank Arthur Laws (1917)
"Low-resistance shunts for Use in Alternating-current Measurements.—In many of the modern methods for alternating- current measurements, for instance, ..."

3. Lessons in Elementary Practical Physics by Balfour Stewart, William Winson Haldane Gee (1891)
"Comparison by means of shunts. — The range of utility of the differential galvanometer may be considerably extended by the use of shunts. Fig. ..."

4. Lessons in Elementary Practical Physics by Balfour Stewart (1891)
"Comparison by means of shunts. — The range of utility of the differential galvanometer may be considerably extended by the use of shunts ..."

5. Electrical Measurements by Frank Arthur Laws (1917)
"Low-resistance shunts for Use in Alternating-current Measurements.—In many of the modern methods for alternating- current measurements, for instance, ..."

6. Electrical Measurements by Frank Arthur Laws (1917)
"Low-resistance shunts for Use in Alternating-current Measurements.—In many of the modern methods for alternating- current measurements, for instance, ..."

7. Scientific papers of the Bureau of Standards by United States National Bureau of Standards (1911)
"For ammeters it is of course desirable to have the drop at the shunts as low as is ... Another important point is to design the shunts so that the heat ..."

8. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Ammeter shunts.—The ammeter is exactly similar to the voltmeter in ... If the ammeter is provided with a number of shunts it may be used to measure a large ..."

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