What is the meaning of shunt?

noun

  • A passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another.
    • usage: "an arteriovenus shunt"
  • A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.
  • Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body.

verb

  • Transfer to another track, of trains.
  • Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt. .
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