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Electric

short circuit / shorted out / burned up

A low-resistance connection, usually established by accident, between two points in an electric circuit. The current tends to flow through the area of low resistance, bypassing the rest of the circuit causing a rush of electricity and a current protection device to open the circuit.

короткое замыкание

Электрическое соединение двух точек электроцепи с различными значениями потенциала, когда сопротивление нагрузки меньше внутреннего сопротивления источника питания. Короткое замыкание вызывает резкий скачок электроергии, срабатывание предхранителя и размыкание электроцепи.

Phonetic representation of the term:

[korotkoe zamikanie]

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