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Shunt meaning

What does “shunt” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shunt” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.

shunt

noun

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

    “an arteriovenus shunt”

  2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

    Synonymselectrical shuntbypass

  3. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

verb

  1. transfer to another track, of trains

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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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