shunt-wound
[ shuhnt-wound ]
/ ˈʃʌntˈwaʊnd /
adjective Electricity.
noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.
Compare
series-wound.
Origin of shunt-wound
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM shunt-wound
shunt winding, nounWords nearby shunt-wound
Example sentences 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 parallel
Compare series-wound