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παράκαμψη — meaning in English

parakampsi

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English meaning

  • bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
  • detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
  • diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
  • shortcut verb To take a quicker or more direct route or method than usual.

Senses

παράκαμψη is used for these senses in English:

  • bypass A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture.
  • bypass (medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.
  • detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • diversion (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
  • shortcut A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
  • shortcut A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.

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.

detour — full definition

  1. noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
  2. verb To take, or send someone on, an indirect route.
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