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circuit
[ sur-kit ]
noun
- an act or instance of going or moving around.
- a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round.
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- a roundabout journey or course.
- a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route.
- the persons making such a journey.
- the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.
- the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- the space within a bounding line; district:
the circuit of the valley.
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- Electricity.
- Also called electric circuit. the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.
- any well-defined segment of a complete circuit.
- Telecommunications. a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Compare channel 1( def 12 ).
- a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies.
Synonyms:
- a league or association:
He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit.
verb (used with object)
- to go or move around; make the circuit of.
verb (used without object)
- to go or move in a circuit.
circuit
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
- a complete route or course, esp one that is curved or circular or that lies around an object
- the area enclosed within such a route
- the act of following such a route
we made three circuits of the course
- a complete path through which an electric current can flow
- ( as modifier )
a circuit diagram
- a periodical journey around an area, as made by judges, salesmen, etc
- the route traversed or places visited on such a journey
- the persons making such a journey
- an administrative division of the Methodist Church comprising a number of neighbouring churches
- English law one of six areas into which England is divided for the administration of justice
- a number of theatres, cinemas, etc, under one management or in which the same film is shown or in which a company of performers plays in turn
- sport
- a series of tournaments in which the same players regularly take part
the international tennis circuit
- the contestants who take part in such a series
- a motor racing track, usually of irregular shape
verb
- to make or travel in a circuit around (something)
circuit
/ û′ĭ /
- A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow.
- ◆ Circuits in which a power source is connected to two or more components (such as light bulbs, or logic gates in a computer circuit), one after the other, are called series circuits. If the circuit is broken, none of the components receives a current. Circuits in which a power source is directly connected to two or more components are called parallel circuits. If a break occurs in the circuit, only the component along whose path the break occurs stops receiving a current.
- A system of electrically connected parts or devices.
Derived Forms
- ˈܾٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- cܾ· adjective
- i·cܾ noun
- ܱt·cܾ noun
- ܱt·cܾ·ed adjective
- ԴDz·cܾ· adjective
- ܲ·cܾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circuit1
Idioms and Phrases
- ride circuit, Law. (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.
Example Sentences
He took over on the second circuit and went clear before being pushed out by De Boinville to win by three and a quarter lengths from Protektorat.
Running from Thursday through Sunday, LAFM’s second edition aims to keep the party rolling by screening more than 20 films at a circuit of venues all east of Hollywood.
The new study also showed that the fly's response to smelling alcohol is controlled by three different neural circuits in its brain.
There were murmurings of her potentially taking the vacancy before Lewis took the role in 2022, but Edwards wanted a little more time to establish herself in domestic cricket and around the franchise circuit.
Before that match White revealed he used to beat 18-year-old Littler's grandfather on the pub darts circuit in Runcorn in the 1990s.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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