Noun
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a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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electrical shunt,
bypass |
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conductor a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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electric circuit,
electrical circuit,
circuit an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"
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passageway,
passage a passage between rooms or between buildings
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bypass a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
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Verb
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transfer to another track, of trains
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transfer,
shift transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
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provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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deviate turn aside; turn away from
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