ˈa(a)(ə)rt ə n-, ˈe(ə)r- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after William E. Ayrton died 1908 English electrical engineer and inventor
: a shunt used to increase the range of a galvanometer — called also universal shunt
ˈa(a)(ə)rt ə n-, ˈe(ə)r- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after William E. Ayrton died 1908 English electrical engineer and inventor
: a shunt used to increase the range of a galvanometer — called also universal shunt
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012