electrical shunt

English Thesaurus

1. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	conductor,
definition	:	a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit,
definition	:	an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	shunt,
definition	:	provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt (verb.motion)

derivation	:	shunt,
definition	:	provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt (verb.motion)