shunt : Idioms & Phrases

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electrical shunt

  • noun a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
    shunt; bypass.
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portacaval shunt

  • noun shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
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shunt circuit

  • noun a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
    parallel circuit.
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Shunt dynamo

  • (Elec.), a dynamo in which the field circuit is connected with the main circuit so as to form a shunt to the letter, thus employing a portion of the current from the armature to maintain the field.
Webster 1913

Shunt gun

  • a firearm having shunt rifling. See under Rifling.
Webster 1913