| NOUN | artifact | short circuit, short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
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| Meaning | Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference. | |
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| Synonym | short | |
| Part of | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Broader | contact, tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors / conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
| Spanish | corto circuito, cortocircuito | |
| Catalan | curt circuit, curtcircuit | |
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