·add. ·- A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils;
— opposed to series winding.
·vi To go aside; to turn off. II. Shunt ·vt To <<Shun>>; to move from. III. Shunt ·vt To provide w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A term recently introduced among engineers and gunners; but traceable back to the year 931, a "zunte...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A call by the boatswain's whistle. II. Winding ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Wind>>. III. Winding ·p....
·add. ·- A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif....
·add. ·- A method of armature winding in which the wire is wound upon the outer surface of a cylinde...
·add. ·- Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer and inner surfaces alternately ...
·add. ·- A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet coil are in series with the exter...
·adj Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch. ...
A tackle formed of one fixed triple three-sheaved block, and one double or triple movable block. It ...
Said of a plank or piece of timber which has a fair and even surface without any twists: the opposit...
The act of blowing or piping on a boatswain's whistle, to communicate the necessary orders. (See cal...
A strong rope made fast to the lower mast-head, and forming the support of the winding-tackle. ...