present participle of short-circuit

(rail transport) The provision of track circuits.

(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.

(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in. / (transitive, by extension) To force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion, by bypassing one or more intermediary steps.

An itinerant preacher, especially a Methodist. / (US) A judge who holds court in a series of towns. / (computing) A computer consultant who advises non-profit organizations.

(bicycle racing) A mass-start road-cycle race somewhat similar to a criterium in that it consists of several laps of a closed circuit, but where the length of each circuit or lap is slightly longer, up to a couple of miles per lap.

A board on which electronic components and their interconnecting circuits are mounted or etched

(baseball, idiomatic) A talented baseball batter who hits home runs.

(electromagnetism) A closed path of magnetic flux.