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nounan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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"we took a quick circuit of the park" "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"nouna journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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nouna racetrack for automobile races
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nounthe boundary line encompassing an area or object
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"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"nounan established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
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noun(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
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"They were circuiting about the state"verbmake a circuit
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- fault (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- short accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- short create a short circuit in
- card a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- bus an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
- board a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- bridge a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- gate a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
- switch control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- potential the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts