- prevent a short circuit
- предотвращать замыкание
English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
short-circuit — verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to have a short circuit, or to make a piece of electrical equipment have a short circuit 2. ) transitive to avoid dealing with all the details involved in something, so that you can do it more quickly and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
short-circuit — UK / US verb Word forms short circuit : present tense I/you/we/they short circuit he/she/it short circuits present participle short circuiting past tense short circuited past participle short circuited 1) [intransitive/transitive] to have a short … English dictionary
circuit breaker — cir cuit break er, n. (Elec.) A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value; it is sometimes called a {contact breaker}. Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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circuit breaker — cir′cuit break er n. elm a device for automatically interrupting an electric circuit to prevent excessive current, as that caused by a short circuit, from damaging the apparatus in the circuit or from causing a fire • Etymology: 1870–75, amer … From formal English to slang
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