Look up: bypass

1. bypass
   [Noun] A main road built to avoid a town or village.
   Example: Our village has been much quieter since they built the bypass.
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2. Bypass
   A method by which the circulation to the body is maintained while the heart is deliberately stopped during heart surgery. The function of the heart and lungs is carried out by a heart-lung machine until the natural circulation is restored.
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3. bypass
   a road built around a town
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4. bypass
   [n] - a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) 2. [n] - a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town 3. [v] - avoid something unpleasant or laborious
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5. bypass
   1. a pipe connection around a valve or other control mechanism that is installed to permit passage of fluid through the line while adjustments or repairs are being made on the control. 2. a delivery of gas to a customer by means of a pipeline other than that customer's traditional supplier. For example, delivery of gas to an end user directly off a transmission pipeline without moving the gas through the end user's traditional local distribution company supplier.
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6. Bypass
   Type of surgery to go round a blockage.
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7. Bypass
   a surgical technique in which the flow of blood or another body fluid is redirected around a blockage
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8. Bypass
   A bypass is when the flow of blood or other fluid is redirected, permanently because of a blockage in the body, or temporarily during an operation.
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9. Bypass
   Bypass: An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body.
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10. bypass
    suitable --...show that one, two or three cleaning elements..instead of six..in the opening-cleaning lines may be used as required by the stock being processed. Category: Various industries and crafts • recent opening installation have generally shown a tendency toward multiple feeders a...
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11. bypass
    1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. ... 2. <surgery> To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel. A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. ... See: shunt. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (20 Jun 2000) ...
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12. bypass
    circumferential noun a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
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13. bypass
    noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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14. bypass
    short-circuit verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious; `You cannot bypass these rules!`
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15. bypass
    (bi´pas) an auxiliary flow; a shunt; a surgically created pathway circumventing the normal anatomical pathway, such as in an artery or the intestine.
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16. Bypass
    A condition which results in the Main Ring and/or Tevatron power supplies being on but are not producing current. In this condition the three rectifying SCR's are disabled and the bypass SCR's are enabled. In the turning on process both the Main Ring and Tevatron are brought up in bypass before engaging the magnet ramps.
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17. bypass
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bī′pas Definitions: 1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. 2. To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel.
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18. bypass
    
    • a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
    • a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
    • a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
    
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19. Bypass
    A condition which results in the Main Ring and/or Tevatron power supplies being on but are not producing current. In this condition the three rectifying SCR's are disabled and the bypass SCR's are enabled. In the turning on process both the Main Ring and Tevatron are brought up in bypass before engaging the magnet ramps.
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20. bypass
    A surgical procedure in which the doctor creates a new pathway for the flow of body fluids.
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21. Bypass
    (road) bypass in Bangladesh connects Chittagong port with N 1 highway through Patenga. A `bypass` is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-...
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22. Bypass
    (telecommunications) In telecommunications, the term `bypass` has these meanings: # The use of any telecommunications facilities or services that circumvents those of the local exchange common carrier. #: Note: Bypass facilities or services may be either customer-provided or vendor-sup...
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23. Bypass
    (valve) In rebreather breathing sets, a `bypass` is a hand-operated valve that can be used to let more oxygen (or other breathing gas) into the breathing system, by-passing the cylinder`s flow rate control valve.
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