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1shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or …
2Shunt (electrical) — In electronics, a shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point in the circuit. The term is also widely used in photovoltaics to describe an unwanted short circuit between the front and back surface contacts of a… …
3shunt — shunter, n. /shunt/, v.t. 1. to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Elect. a. to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another. b. to place or… …
4Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… …
5shunt — [[t]ʃʌnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to force or turn aside or out of the way 2) elm a) to divert (a part of an electrical current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another b) to place or furnish with a shunt 3) rai to shift (railroad rolling… …
6shunt — I UK [ʃʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shunt : present tense I/you/we/they shunt he/she/it shunts present participle shunting past tense shunted past participle shunted to move someone or something to a different place or position,… …
7Shunt, transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic (TIPS) — A shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein which carries blood from the intestines to the liver and the hepatic vein which carries blood from the liver back to the heart. It is used primarily (but not exclusively) in patients with cirrhosis in …
8shunt — shunt1 [ ʃʌnt ] verb transitive to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them: We can t just shunt patients off to other hospitals. The children are constantly shunted around to various… …
9shunt — /ʃʌnt / (say shunt) verb (t) 1. to move or turn aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Electricity to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another; to place on or furnish with a shunt. 4 …
10shunt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to move suddenly, turn away, evade, perhaps from past participle of shonen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to turn off to one side ; shift < was shunted aside > b. to switch (as a t …
