How to pronounce "shunts"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "shunts"

Learn how to break down "shunts" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

SH AH1 N T S
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "shunts"

Noun

  • An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
  • A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
  • The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
  • An abnormal passage between body channels.
  • A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
  • A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
  • A minor collision between vehicles.

Verb

  • To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
    Synonyms: shove
  • To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
  • To provide with a shunt.
    Example: "to shunt a galvanometer"
  • To move data in memory to a physical disk.
  • To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
  • To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
  • To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
  • To divert the flow of a body fluid.
  • To turn aside or away; to divert.

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