Circuit — synonyms, definition

1. circuit (Noun) Brit

apogee area band beat boundary bounds cable carrier channel circle circling circuitry circulation circumference circumvention compass conductor conduit conference connection • • •

circuit (Noun) — An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow.

circuit (Noun) — A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area. ex. "we took a quick circuit of the park" ex. "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"

circuit (Noun) — An established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to. ex. "she's a familiar name on the club circuit" ex. "on the lecture circuit" ex. "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district" ex. "the international tennis circuit"

circuit (Noun) — The boundary line encompassing an area or object. ex. "he had walked the full circuit of his land"

circuit (Noun) — (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges travelled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals.

circuit (Noun) — A racetrack for automobile races.

circuit (Noun) — Movement once around a course.

border borderline boundary line delimitation electrical device group grouping itinerary journey journeying locomotion mete path racecourse racetrack raceway route track travel T-network bistable bridge bridge circuit bridged-T clipper closed circuit computer circuit data link delay line feedback circuit feedback loop flip-flop grand tour itineration lap of honour limiter link loop open circuit • • • bypass capacitance capacitor choke choke coil choking coil condenser electrical condenser electrical relay electrical shunt electron tube relay resistance resistor short short circuit shunt thermionic tube thermionic vacuum tube thermionic valve • • • electronic equipment

2. circuit (Verb) Brit

circuit (Verb) — Make a circuit. ex. "They were circuiting about the state"

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