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ELECTRICAL SHUNT Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase electrical shunt. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase electrical shunt. (close relations)
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bypass
verbv
noun

• a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

• a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)

• a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

verb

• avoid something unpleasant or laborious

branch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

• a part of a forked or branching shape

• a natural consequence of development

• a stream or river connected to a larger one

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

verb

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

byway
nounn
noun

• a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

detour
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

verb

• travel via a detour

diversion
noun

• an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

• an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

offshoot
nounn
noun

• a natural consequence of development

sidetrack
verbv
noun

• a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

verb

• wander from a direct or straight course

switch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

• an event in which one thing is substituted for another

• hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

• railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

• a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

• a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

verb

• change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• make a shift in or exchange of

• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

• flog with or as if with a flexible rod

• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

shunt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

• a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

• implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

verb

• transfer to another track, of trains

• provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

Best Hypernyms For ELECTRICAL SHUNT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for electrical shunt, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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conductor

Alternatives for BYPASS

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