Ayrton shunt

noun

Ayr·​ton shunt

ˈa(a)(ə)rtᵊn-,

ˈe(ə)r-

: a shunt used to increase the range of a galvanometer

called also universal shunt

Word History

Etymology

after William E. Ayrton †1908 English electrical engineer and inventor

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