Meaning of shunt in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ʃənt/

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  1. Verb

    shunt

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘move suddenly aside’): perhaps from shun

    Definitions

    1. transfer to another track, of trains

    Derived terms

  2. 2. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

    Derived terms

  3. Noun

    shunt

    Definitions

    1. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

    Examples

    • « an arteriovenus shunt »
  4. 2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
  5. 3. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber

    Examples

    • « for draining fluids within the body »

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