court-circuit
French
Etymology
Calque of English short circuit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuʁ.siʁ.kɥi/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Noun
court-circuit m (plural courts-circuits)
- short circuit (an unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit)
Derived terms
- court-circuit magnétique
- court-circuitage
- court-circuiter
Further reading
- “court-circuit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.