open-circuitedadj.
/ˌəʊp(ə)nˈsəːkᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)nˈsərkədəd/ Consisting of or containing an open circuit.
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1904 Electrician 13 May 139/2 If the field winding on one of the limbs of a Manchester-type dynamo is open-circuited, this limb will magnetically short-circuit the remaining limb.
1927 A. E. Clayton Performance & Design Direct Current Machines xii. 269 An open-circuited coil prevents the passage of current in its circuit.
1957 Pract. Wireless 33 539/1 The input resistance with open-circuited output, and output resistance with short-circuited input, remain the same.
1987 A. K. Walton Network Anal. & Pract. (BNC) 217 An open-circuited quarter-wavelength line provides short-circuit conditions at its input.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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