bypass

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈbaɪpæs/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈbaɪpɑːs/

Noun

bypass (plural bypasses)

1. a road that passes around something, such as a residential area
2. a circumvention
3. a section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture
4. an electrical shunt
5. (medicine) an alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass

Translations

• French: déviation, contournement
• German: Umgehungsstraße
• Portuguese: desvio, contorno
• Russian: обходно́й путь
• Spanish: variante

Translations

• French: contournement
• German: Umgehung
• Portuguese: desvio
• Russian: обхо́д

Translations

• Russian: байпа́с

Translations

• Russian: байпа́с

Translations

• French: pontage
• German: Bypass
• Portuguese: ponte, bypass
• Russian: шунт
• Spanish: baipás

Verb

bypass (bypasses, present participle bypassing; past and past participle bypassed)

1. to avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass
2. to ignore the usual channels or procedures

Translations

• French: contourner
• German: umgehen, ausweichen
• Portuguese: contornar

Translations

• French: contourner, passer outre
• Portuguese: contornar

Related terms

• antibypass
• bypasser
• coronary artery bypass

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