Definition of shunt

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  • shunt is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • shunt is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of shunt

  • a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bypass
    2. electrical shunt
  • a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another (noun)

    Examples

    1. an arteriovenus shunt
  • implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body (noun)
  • provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt (verb)
  • transfer to another track, of trains (verb)

See definition of shunt in Merriam Webster