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单词 shorting
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shortingn.1

Etymology: < short v.1 + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshorting.
The action of short v.1 in various senses.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > curtailment
wanec1315
abridginga1382
shortinga1390
abridgement1439
defalcation1476
shorteninga1542
retrenchmentc1600
abridge1611
amputation1664
castration1728
curtail1797
curtailment1799
clipping1839
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [noun] > making short or shorter
shortinga1390
abbreviationc1487
decurtation1652
abbreviature1659
shortening1796
apocopation1873
curtailment1878
a1390 tr. St. Jerome's Prol. Jer. in Wyclif's Bible (1850) III. 342 But more riȝt it were, to the shorting of euel, to putte mesure to the wodnesse of them bi my silence.
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 209 That euery man shuld, by the wey, with a tale glade Al the hole company in shorting of þe wey.
1490 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 1 §1 If any Captain..give not them their full Wages without shorting as he shall receive of the King.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

shortingn.2adj.

Etymology: < short v.2 + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshorting.
The action of short v.2; short-circuiting. Also as adjective.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > short-circuit > [adjective]
shorting1912
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > short-circuit > [noun] > causing or undergoing
short-circuiting1888
shorting1912
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) Advt. facing p. iii The separators allow the plates to be placed closer together and yet make ‘shorting’ impossible.
1957 Pract. Wireless 33 734/1 A 150Ω resistor with a shorting switch.
1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 87 Both men were immediately sympathetic, and Di made a lot of clicking noises like a shorting Morse key.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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