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Noun: shunt wound DC motor
  1. A type of DC motor that connects the armature and field windings in parallel or shunt with a common D.C. power source; used for industrial, adjustable speed applications, such as machine tools, winding/unwinding machines and tensioners.
    - shunt DC motor

Type of: DC motor