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(n)shunt DC motor, shunt wound DC motora 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.“A shunt DC motor has good speed regulation even as the load varies, but does not have the starting torque of a series DC motor.”