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passage vs shunt

shunt vs passage

passage and shunt both are nouns.

passage is not a verb while shunt is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
passage Yes No No No
shunt Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shunt is a hyponym of passage; that is, shunt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:
  • passage: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
  • shunt: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
Other hyponyms of passage include birth canal, meatus, opening, orifice, porta, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, sinusoid, carpal tunnel, root canal, esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus, epicardia, fauces, fistula, sinus.
passage (noun) shunt (noun)
a journey usually by ship implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
the passing of a law by a legislative body a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
the act of passing something to another person a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another
passage (verb) shunt (verb)
transfer to another track, of trains
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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