shunt stands for: (5 meanings in total)
  1. n. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber (view details)
  2. n. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (view details)
  3. n. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another (view details)
  4. v. transfer to another track, of trains (view details)
  5. 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



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