what does shunt circuit mean?

SHUNT CIRCUIT as NOUN

Meaning
- a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Synonym(s)
- parallel circuit (what does parallel circuit mean?)
Hypernyms(s) shunt circuit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- closed circuit (what does closed circuit mean?)
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