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shunt-wound
[ shuhnt-wound ]
/ ˈʃʌntˈwaʊnd /
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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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Origin of shunt-wound
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM shunt-wound
shunt winding, nounWords nearby shunt-wound
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British Dictionary definitions for shunt-wound
shunt-wound
/ (ˈʃʌntˌwaʊnd) /
adjective
electrical engineering (of a motor or generator) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallelCompare series-wound
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