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shunt-wound

[shuhnt-wound]
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adjective Electricity.

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

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Compare series-wound.

Origin of shunt-wound

First recorded in 1880–85
Related formsshunt winding, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for shunt-wound

shunt-wound

adjective

electrical engineering (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallelCompare series-wound
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