Phantom circuit — (Elec.) The equivalent of an additional circuit or wire, in reality not existing, obtained by certain arrangements of real circuits, as in some multiplex telegraph systems. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phantom circuit — In telecommunication and electrical engineering, a phantom circuit is an electrical circuit derived from suitably arranged wires with one or more conductive paths being a circuit in itself and at the same time acting as one conductor of another… … Wikipedia
phantom circuit — noun : the equivalent of an additional circuit or wire that in reality does not exist obtained by certain arrangements of real circuits (as in some telephone and multiplex telegraph systems) * * * Elect. a circuit derived from two suitably… … Useful english dictionary
phantom circuit — Circuit configured so that two pairs of wires can provide three speech paths … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
phantom circuit — noun an arrangement of telegraph or other electric wires equivalent to an extra circuit … English new terms dictionary
Phantom loop — A phantom loop is a suitably arranged electrical network that includes within the number of conductive paths part of the natural environment (which can be at the same time acting as a conductor of another circuit) to complete a… … Wikipedia
phantom — n. & adj. n. 1 a ghost; an apparition; a spectre. 2 a form without substance or reality; a mental illusion. 3 Med. a model of the whole or part of the body used to practise or demonstrate operative or therapeutic methods. adj. merely apparent;… … Useful english dictionary
phantom — phantomlike, adj. /fan teuhm/, n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. 3. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the… … Universalium
Phantom voltage — (sometimes referred to as ghost voltage ) is voltage that appears in an electrical conductor such as a wire, even though the wire is disconnected from an electrical circuit. The term is often used by electricians, and might be seen, eg, when… … Wikipedia
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