What is "shunt" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does shunt mean in English? Meaning of shunt definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "shunt" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "shunt": a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

Noun

  • Meaning: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
  • Example: an arteriovenus shunt
  • Synonyms: shunt
  • Hyponyms: bypass portacaval shunt
  • Hypernyms: passage passageway
  • Meaning of "shunt": transfer to another track, of trains

    Verb

  • Meaning: transfer to another track, of trains
  • Synonyms: shunt
  • Hypernyms: shift transfer
  • Meaning of "shunt": a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

    Noun

  • Meaning: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
  • Synonyms: bypass electrical shunt shunt
  • Hypernyms: conductor
  • Meaning of "shunt": provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

    Verb

  • Meaning: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
  • Synonyms: shunt
  • Hypernyms: deviate
  • Meaning of "shunt": implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

    Noun

  • Meaning: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
  • Synonyms: shunt
  • Hypernyms: implant
  • Synonyms:

    rule out, halt, prevent, forestall, avoid, fend off, deter, foil, preclude, turn, divert, deflect, frustrate, stave off, ward off, look away, shove aside, turn aside, turn away, authorize, entrust, relegate, hand over, consign, transfer, devolve, give, pass on, hold responsible for, parcel out, send on errand, send on mission, whirl, swivel, rotate, wiggle, veer, twirl, fluctuate, dangle, hang, lurch, wave, turn, pitch, pivot, wobble, sway, curve, flap, wheel, sheer, palpitate, avert, wag, vary, undulate, swerve, vibrate, revolve, suspend, deflect, rock, waggle, divert, reel, roll, oscillate, away, volte-face, be pendent, pendulate, turn about, turn on an axis, convert, veer, shift, replace, turn, swap, divert, interchange, deviate, deflect, trade, rearrange, sidetrack, turnabout, substitute, change course, turn aside, convert, return, shift, move, transform, twist, switch, swing, change, swerve, depart, curve, vary, direct, sidetrack, pivot, whip, whirl, sheer, inverse, relapse, subvert, retrace, invert, alternate, diverge, upset, about-face, swirl, sway, deviate, wheel, detour, zigzag, tack, recoil, detract, capsize, incline, veer, revert, alter, backslide, aim, digress, regress, loop, call off, double back, go back, redirect, volte-face, change position, face about, rechannel, shy away,

    Antonyms:

    aid, assist, allow, help, support, hold, keep, straighten, remain, stabilize, stay, be still, remain, keep, stay, maintain, persist, remain, stagnate, straighten, grow, hold, keep, stay, continue, lose, progress, develop, make well,

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