- n. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber (view details)
- n. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (view details)
- n. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another (view details)
- v. transfer to another track, of trains (view details)
- v. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber, for draining fluids within the body
shunt is a kind of: implant ( what does implant stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
Synonym(s): bypass ( what does bypass stand for? ), electrical shunt ( what does electrical shunt stand for? )
shunt is a kind of: conductor ( what does conductor stand for? )
shunt is derived from: shunt ( what does shunt stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
Usage Example(s): an arteriovenus shunt
shunt is a kind of: passage ( what does passage stand for? ), passageway ( what does passageway stand for? )
Meaning 4: (verb) transfer to another track, of trains
shunt is derived from: shunter ( what does shunter stand for? )
Meaning 5: (verb) provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
shunt is derived from: bypass, electrical shunt, shunt
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.