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.
Nearby words
Compare series-wound.
Origin of shunt-wound
First recorded in 1880–85
Related forms
shunt winding, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for shunt-wound
Notice in the third place that this is a shunt-wound instrument.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. WoodhullThe engine is belted to a direct-current generator of the shunt-wound type.
Farm Mechanics|Herbert A. Shearer
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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