shunt


Definition: Meaning of, shunt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃʌnt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
shunt shunted shunted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shunting shunts
[transitive]
  1. to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair
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  2. to move a train or railway carriage onto a different track
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
shunt shunts
[countable]
  1. an act of moving a train or railway carriage to a different track
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shunt used in phrases

  • electrical shunt (noun)
    1. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
  • portacaval shunt (noun)
    1. shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
  • shunt circuit (noun)
    1. a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
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