shunt-wound

[ shuhnt-wound ]

adjectiveElectricity.
  1. noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.

Origin of shunt-wound

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Other words from shunt-wound

  • shunt winding, noun

Words Nearby shunt-wound

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British Dictionary definitions for shunt-wound

shunt-wound

/ (ˈʃʌntˌwaʊnd) /


adjective
  1. electrical engineering (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallel: Compare series-wound

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