Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayrton shunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: ayr-ton shunt
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-resistance shunt used in galvanometers to increase their range without changing the damping.

Etymology

Named after its inventor, William E. Ayrton.

Inflected Forms

Ayrton shunts (plural)

Synonyms

universal shunt

Questions

What does ayrton shunt mean?: A high-resistance shunt used in galvanometers to increase their range without changing the damping.
Where does ayrton shunt come from?: Named after its inventor, William E. Ayrton.

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