English

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

Verb

bypass ‎(third-person singular simple present bypasses, present participle bypassing, simple 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

Related terms

• antibypass
• bypasser
• coronary artery bypass

Anagrams

• pass by

References

1. ↑ Termcat

Portuguese

Etymology

From English bypass.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbaj.ˈpɛs/

Noun

bypass m (plural bypasses or bypass)

1. (medicine) bypass (a passage created around a damaged organ)

Synonyms

• ponte