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Rareshunting
The correct spelling is shunting.
How to pronounce shunting
verb
Say it like: Shu-nti-ng
The correct spelling is shunting. To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to. For example: "to shunt a galvanometer"
Usage Examples
“to shunt a galvanometer”
Meanings
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.
- 4.To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- 5.To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
noun
- 1.The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- 2.The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
- 3.Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
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