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| shunt [ shunt ] |
verb (past and past participle shunt·ed, present participle shunt·ing, 3rd person present singular shunts) |
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1. transitive verb move somebody or something elsewhere: to move somebody or something to a different place, especially for convenience rather than fairness or kindness
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2. transitive and intransitive verb change tracks: to move rolling railroad cars from one track to another, either by using a locomotive or by means of an automatic switch, especially when assembling trains, or be moved in this way
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3. transitive verb get rid of responsibility: to avoid something by ignoring it or shifting responsibility for it to somebody else
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4. transitive verb electronics divert current: to use an electrical device to divert electrical current from an instrument
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5. transitive verb surgically divert flow: to use an artificially created passage to redirect the circulation of blood or cerebrospinal fluid
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noun (plural shunts) |
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1. diversion of something: a turning aside, or a means of turning something aside
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2. sorting of railroad vehicles: the act of a locomotive pushing railroad vehicles in the process of sorting them
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3. electronics device for diverting electric current: a component in an electric circuit that is connected in parallel with an instrument and diverts the majority of current from the instrument
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4. bypass for bodily fluid: a passage in the body that diverts the flow of blood or other bodily fluid from one channel to another, created either as a result of disease or injury or artificially by surgery. Artificial shunts are used to facilitate regular connection to a kidney dialysis machine or to relieve the pressure of cerebrospinal fluid on the brain in the condition of hydrocephalus.
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| [13th century. Origin ?] |
