shunt
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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 train) from one track to another
2. to provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
3. to divert (blood) from one part to another by a surgical shunt
4. shuttle <shunted the missiles from shelter to shelter
>
intransitive verb
1. to move to the side
2. to travel back and forth <shunted between the two towns
>
• shunter noun
II. noun
Date: 1842
1. a means or mechanism for turning or thrusting aside: as
a. chiefly British a railroad switch
b. a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit so as to form a parallel or alternative path through which a portion of the current may pass (as for regulating the amount passing in the main circuit)
c. a surgical passage created to divert a bodily fluid (as blood) from one vessel or part to another; also a device (as a narrow tube) used to establish a similar passage
2. chiefly British an accident (as a collision between two cars) especially in auto racing
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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
