shunts Meaning & Definition
What Does Shunts Mean?
Shunts is a noun that means plural of shunt. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of shunt. As a verb, it means To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
Shunts Definition (Noun)
- plural of shunt
Shunts as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of shunt
Noun
- An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- An abnormal passage between body channels.
- A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- A minor collision between vehicles.
Verb
- To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- To provide with a shunt.
to shunt a galvanometer
- To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- To turn aside or away; to divert.
Synonyms of Shunts
Shunts synonyms and antonyms →Shunts in a Sentence
to shunt a galvanometer
Word Forms & Grammar
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