dérivation — meaning in English

English meaning

• bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
• shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

dérivation is used for these senses in English:

• bypass (medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.
• shunt (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
• tap (Britain, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

bypass — full definition

1. noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
2. noun A surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow around a blocked or damaged part.
3. verb To avoid something by going around it, or to skip normal procedure.

shunt — full definition

1. verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
2. verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
3. noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
4. noun A minor traffic collision.

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