SHUNT
(noun) implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
(noun) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
synonyms : bypass , electrical shunt(noun) a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
"an arteriovenus shunt"
(verb) transfer to another track, of trains
(verb) provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Mnemonics for shunt
(Tag: ) what happens when current is shunted, it diverts (electronics term)
added by oneflewover
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: GLOBAL) SHUN(t)- to keep away..so to sidetrack,,turn aside..
added by madness
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: shunt==shun+t(ea) wen u don wan to have tea...u shun yourself ie side track youself)
added by bhartimalik
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) S+hunt... imagine a group of hunters while they were shooting in hunting, a group of elephants attacked and turned their jeeps aside
added by Preeti_Sinha
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) SHUNT or TRANSPLANT is to remove and establish elsewhere, to move from one track to the other.
added by pushpa_edit
Edit Mnemonic


