WordCmp.com

shunt vs passage

passage vs shunt

shunt and passage both are nouns.

shunt is a verb but passage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shunt Yes No Yes No
passage Yes No No No
As nouns, passage is a hypernym of shunt; that is, passage is a word with a broader meaning than shunt:
  • shunt: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
  • passage: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
Other hypernyms of shunt include passageway.
shunt (noun) passage (noun)
implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body a journey usually by ship
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current the passing of a law by a legislative body
a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another the act of passing something to another person
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
shunt (verb) passage (verb)
transfer to another track, of trains
provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
Difference between shunt and passage

Words related to "shunt"

Words related to "passage"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.