shunted
verb
- 1
To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- 2
To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- 3
To provide with a shunt.
“to shunt a galvanometer”
- 4
To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- 5
To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- 6
To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- 7
To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- 8
To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- 9
To turn aside or away; to divert.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Fitted with an electrical shunt
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