electrical shunt

Definitions of electrical shunt
  1. noun
    a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
    synonyms: bypass, shunt
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    type of:
    conductor
    a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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