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diverter
di·vert D0302700 (dĭ-vûrt′, dī-)v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr.1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.2. To distract: My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.3. To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse. See Synonyms at amuse.v.intr. To turn aside.
[Middle English diverten, from Old French divertir, from Latin dīvertere : dī-, dis-, aside; see dis- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
di·vert′er n.di·vert′ing·ly adv.IdiomsSeedivertdiverter
diverter[də′vərd·ər] (electricity) A low resistance which is connected in parallel with the series or commutating pole winding of a direct-current machine and diverts current from it, causing the magnetomotive force produced by the winding to vary. (petroleum engineering) Equipment installed in a well for controlling a well blowout occurring at a relatively shallow depth. A system designed to protect a floating rig during a blowout by conducting the flow away from the rig. diverterA valve (sometimes motorized) at a junction of a pipe tee; used to change the flow from one branch to another.MedicalSeediversionLegalSeeDiversionSee DIVERTR
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