to switch a circuit
111open circuit — n. an electrical circuit that does not conduct current because a switch is open, a wire is broken, etc. open circuit adj …
112open-circuit cell — open circuit cell, an electric cell, as a dry cell battery, having two poles connected by a flashlight switch or other device to make a closed circuit. Bubbles of hydrogen ions on the positive electrode finally stop the current, making open… …
113sense switch — A switch in the direction finder that introduces a sensing circuit in the receiver. It is used to determine the true null position and helps in resolving 180° ambiguity. Such a switch is found in the older manually operated as well as older… …
114mercury switch — mer′cury switch n. elm an esp. quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury …
115disconnecting switch — skyriklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. disconnecting switch; disconnector; isolating switch; isolator vok. Trenner, m; Trennschalter, m rus. разъединитель, m pranc. coupe circuit, m; déconnecteur, m; disjoncteur, m; rupteur, m; …
116isolating switch — skyriklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. disconnecting switch; disconnector; isolating switch; isolator vok. Trenner, m; Trennschalter, m rus. разъединитель, m pranc. coupe circuit, m; déconnecteur, m; disjoncteur, m; rupteur, m; …
117toggle switch — n. a switch consisting of a projecting lever moved back and forth through a small arc to open and close an electric circuit …
118snap switch — noun : a manually operated electric switch with a blade which makes contact with a snap and in which the speed of making or breaking of the circuit is independent of the speed of operation of the switch …
119knife-switch — knifeˈ switch noun A switch in an electric circuit, in which the moving element consists of a flat blade that engages with fixed contacts • • • Main Entry: ↑knife …
120Virtual Circuit Identifier — A Virtual Circuit Identifier (VCI) is a unique identifier which indicates a particular virtual circuit on a network. It is a 16 bit field in the header of an ATM cell. The VCI, together with the VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) is used to identify… …
