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, noun

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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 parallel Compare series-wound