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shunt shunt definition

shunt


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shunt 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shunt 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shunt 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shunt 
 
  2  senses  of  shunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  shunt 
  =>  transfer,  shift 
 
  Sense  2 
  shunt 
  =>  deviate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shunt 
 
  shunt  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  shunt 
  =>  transfer,  shift 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shunt 
  =>  deviate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shunt 
  electrical  shunt 
  portacaval  shunt 
  shunt 
  shunt  circuit 
  shunter 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shunt 
 
  The  noun  shunt  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  shunt  --  (a  passage  by  which  a  bodily  fluid  (especially  blood)  is  diverted  from  one  channel  to  another;  "an  arteriovenus  shunt") 
  2.  (1)  shunt,  electrical  shunt,  bypass  --  (a  conductor  having  low  resistance  in  parallel  with  another  device  to  divert  a  fraction  of  the  current) 
  3.  shunt  --  (implant  consisting  of  a  tube  made  of  plastic  or  rubber;  for  draining  fluids  within  the  body) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shunt 
 
  The  verb  shunt  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shunt  --  (transfer  to  another  track,  of  trains) 
  2.  shunt  --  (provide  with  or  divert  by  means  of  an  electrical  shunt) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shunt 
 
  The  noun  shunt  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  shunt  --  (a  passage  by  which  a  bodily  fluid  (especially  blood)  is  diverted  from  one  channel  to  another;  "an  arteriovenus  shunt") 
  2.  (1)  shunt,  electrical  shunt,  bypass  --  (a  conductor  having  low  resistance  in  parallel  with  another  device  to  divert  a  fraction  of  the  current) 
  3.  shunt  --  (implant  consisting  of  a  tube  made  of  plastic  or  rubber;  for  draining  fluids  within  the  body) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shunt 
 
  The  verb  shunt  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shunt  --  (transfer  to  another  track,  of  trains) 
  2.  shunt  --  (provide  with  or  divert  by  means  of  an  electrical  shunt) 



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