phantom circuit: Meaning and Definition of

phan'tom cir'cuit

Pronunciation: [key]
— Elect. Elect.
  1. a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuitand also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
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