Definition of circuits Circuits
/sɚˈkʌts/ - [serkuts] -
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Wiktionary 
- circuits (Noun)
Plural of circuit.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow | ||
| electrical circuit, electric circuit | ||
| electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity | ||
| electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) | ||
| bridge circuit, bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players | ||
| bridged-t a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits | ||
| capacitor, electrical condenser, capacitance, condenser an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | ||
| choke coil, choking coil, choke a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine | ||
| closed circuit, loop a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | ||
| computer circuit a circuit that is part of a computer | ||
| delay line a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal | ||
| feedback circuit, feedback loop a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system | ||
| flip-flop a backward somersault | ||
| limiter, clipper (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" | ||
| data link, link a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" | ||
| open circuit an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows | ||
| pulse timing circuit a circuit that times pulses | ||
| electrical relay, relay the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful" | ||
| resistor, resistance an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | ||
| resonant circuit, resonator any system that resonates | ||
| series circuit a circuit having its parts connected serially | ||
| short circuit, short accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference | ||
| electrical shunt, bypass, shunt a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part) | ||
| squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise | ||
| tank circuit an oscillatory circuit | ||
| t-network a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them | ||
| electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | ||
| circuit - (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled 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 | ||
| group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | ||
| circuit - an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" | ||
| route, itinerary, path a way especially designed for a particular use | ||
| circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" | ||
| tour | ||
| journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another | ||
| walkabout nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine | ||
| grand tour a sightseeing tour of a building or institution | ||
| grand tour a sightseeing tour of a building or institution | ||
| itineration journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour | ||
| package holiday, package tour a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price | ||
| pub crawl a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) | ||
| circuit - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" | ||
| lap, circle | ||
| locomotion, travel self-propelled movement | ||
| pace lap the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start | ||
| circuit - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" | ||
| circumference | ||
| borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete, border a line that indicates a boundary | ||
| circuit - a racetrack for automobile races | ||
| racing circuit | ||
| racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track a course over which races are run | ||
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| circuit - make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
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Wiktionary
- circuit (Noun)
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth around the sun. - circuit (Noun)
The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area. - circuit (Noun)
That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown. - circuit (Noun)
The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits. - circuit (Noun)
Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function. - circuit (Noun)
A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher. - circuit (Noun)
A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice. - circuit (Noun)
A district in which an itinerant preacher labors. - circuit (Noun)
By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville. - circuit (Noun)
circumlocution. - circuit (Verb)
To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate. - circuit (Verb)
To travel around.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- circuit (n.)
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun. - circuit (n.)
The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area. - circuit (n.)
That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown. - circuit (n.)
The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits. - circuit (n.)
A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher. - circuit (n.)
A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice. - circuit (n.)
A district in which an itinerant preacher labors. - circuit (n.)
Circumlocution. - circuit (v. i.)
To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate. - circuit (v. t.)
To travel around.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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circuit
The complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy. -
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Courts whose jurisdiction extends over one or more counties in the United States with at least one courthouse in each county.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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circuit
sėr′kit, n. the act of moving round: area, extent: a round made in the exercise of a calling, esp. the round made by the judges for holding the courts of law: the judges making the round: (Shak.) diadem.—v.t. to go round.—n. Circuiteer′, a judge: one who goes on a circuit.—adj. Circū′itous, round about.—adv. Circū′itously.—n. Circū′ity, motion in a circle: an indirect course.—Make a circuit, to go round. [Fr.,—L. circuitus—circuīre, circum, round, īre, to go.]
