shunt
- shunt
- 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, especially to avoid dealing with them
We can't just shunt patients off to other hospitals.
The children are constantly shunted around to various relatives.
a) to cause something to move along a path that is different from the one it normally uses
shunt something onto something:
Traffic will be shunted onto other roads.
b) to move a train to a different track
II UK [ʃʌnt] / US
noun countable]
Word forms "shunt":
singular shunt
plural shunts
1) medical a small tube placed in your body to carry blood or fluid from one place to another
2) a situation in which several cars crash into each other in a line
English dictionary.
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shunt — [ ʃœ̃t ] n. m. • 1881; mot angl., de to shunt « dériver » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Électr. Résistance, placée en dérivation, généralement aux bornes d un appareil afin de modifier son calibre ou de le protéger. ⇒ court circuit, 1. dérivation. 2 ♦ Méd. Court … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shunt — 〈[ ʃʌ̣nt] m. 6〉 = Nebenwiderstand [<engl. shunt „Nebengleis, elektr. Nebenschluss“] * * * Shunt [ʃʌnt; englisch, eigentlich »(Zusammen)stoß«] der, s/ s, 1) elektrische Messtechnik: Nebenschluss. 2) … Universal-Lexikon
Shunt — Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See {Shunt}, v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shunt´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 … Useful english dictionary
Shunt — Shunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.] 1. To shun; to move from. [Obs. or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shunt — may refer to:* Shunt (medical), a hole or passage allowing fluid to move from one part of the body to another * Shunt (electrical), a device allowing electrical current to pass around a point in a circuit * Shunt (railway operations), the process … Wikipedia
Shunt — [schạnt; aus engl. shunt = Nebenanschluß, Nebenleitung] m; [s], s: „Nebenschluß“: a)infolge angeborenen Defektes in der Herzscheidewand (vgl. Rechts links Shunt u. Links rechts Shunt) oder infolge falscher Einmündung der großen, herznahen… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
shunt — [shunt] vt., vi. [ME schunten < ? or akin to SHUN] 1. to move or turn to one side; turn aside or out of the way 2. to shift or switch, as a train, car, etc. from one track to another 3. Elec. to divert or be diverted by a shunt: said of a… … English World dictionary
shunt — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS elettron. resistenza collegata in parallelo con un circuito elettrico allo scopo di diminuire l intensità della corrente che vi circola 2. TS elettr. → derivatore 3. TS edil. canna fumaria che raccoglie i… … Dizionario italiano
Shunt — [ʃant] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. shunt, eigtl. »(Zusammen)stoß«, zu to shunt, vgl. ↑shunten>: 1. parallel geschalteter Widerstand (Elektrot.). 2. a) infolge eines angeborenen Defekts bestehende Verbindung zwischen großem u. kleinem… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Shunt — Shunt, v. i. To go aside; to turn off. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
