circuit en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɝ.kɪt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/ (South-Asia, proscribed)
- /ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.
Meanings
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The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
After 27 days the moon has made one circuit among the stars, moving from west to east. But in those 27 days the sun has likewise moved eastwardly, about 27 degrees. The moon, then, has to make one circuit and a little more in order to be again in the line joining the earth and sun, in order to be again 'new.'
1904, Popular Science Monthly Volume 64, page 33:In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain.
2011 October 4, Amanda MacMillan, “Depressed brains may hate differently”, in CNN:
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The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
Circuit of the wall from the east to the West
1598, John Stow, A Survay of London:
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That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious sun's transparent beams, Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.
1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351:
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The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
"Fondling," she saith, "since I have hemm'd thee here Within the circuit of this ivory pale, I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer: Feed where thou wilt, on mountain, or in dale; Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie."
1592, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, Stanza 39, line 229:A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.
1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
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Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be arranged in different ways without changing what the circuit does. Large circuits are made of combinations of smaller series and parallel circuits.
2017 October 14, “Snap Circuits Light”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, page 9:
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A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
Having cut his teeth on London's take-no-prisoners comedy circuit he can handle hecklers too, sometimes with musical accompaniment; recent shows see him armed with a veritable chamber orchestra's worth of instruments, all of which he plays.
2016 November 25, Jane Cornwell, “Bill Bailey: bird loving joker at the peak of his career”, in The Age:
- The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of circuit court.
alt of circuit court
- (qualifier:Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
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A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
Interlagos is the 24th track Hamilton has won at in F1, which is more than any other driver in history. The only circuit on the current calendar that Hamilton hasn’t won at is Baku, which only joined the schedule this year.
November 13 2016, Formula 1
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(obsolete) circumlocution
circuite of words.
1572, Richard Huloet, Huloets Dictionarie:
- A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
- A closed trail.
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A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
It again featured Edgar Simmons (the architect and chairman), John Ray (the builder), L. E. Agar (managing director) and J. G. Wainwright (head of a separate circuit of cinemas).
2002, Allen Eyles, Keith Skone, Cinemas of Hertfordshire, page 61:Mike Patrick commented on a theater chain he was considering buying and converting to 99 ¢ theaters with multiplex screens: I'm looking at a circuit of theaters in a major metropolitan area. Now the owner hasn't told me that it is for sale yet.
1990, Arthur A. Thompson, Alonzo J. Strickland, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases, page 341:
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circuits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Foxhole Circuit · closed-circuit · final circuit · Kirchoff's circuit laws · track circuit · magnetic circuit · mesocorticolimbic circuit · Senior Circuit · circuiter · open circuit voltage · Domesday circuit · Galvanic circuit · circuit party · Kirchhoff's circuit laws · local circuit · circuitry · intracircuit · circuity · closed-circuit television · squelch circuit · sawdust circuit · circuit diagram · parallel circuit · ride the circuit · logic circuit · radio frequency integrated circuit · circuit breaker · combinational circuit · short-circuit operator · circuit board · circuit intendant · circuit race · microcircuit · Home Circuit · circuiteer · circuit-breaker · circuit court · macrocircuit · circuit training · biocircuit · series circuit · circuit queen · arc-fault circuit interrupter · noncircuit · nano-circuit · Boolean circuit · short circuit · cocircuit · electric circuit · circuit rank · circuit split · circuitous · printed circuit · short-circuit · integrated circuit · short circuit operator · printed circuit board · Banana Pancake Circuit · circuit bending · circuit rider · circuital · recircuit · closed circuit · phantom circuit · integrated optical circuit · circuit topology · Junior Circuit · subcircuit · Voltaic circuit · chicken-in-a-basket circuit · Eulerian circuit · circuit slugger · electrical circuit · in-circuit · nanocircuit · citronella circuit · neurocircuit · electronic circuit · multicircuit · polyphase circuit · open circuit
Synonyms
periplus (path or distance around a space)
Translations (107)
es circuito (de carreras) (racetrack) · alt объект (act of moving around) · ga imchuairt (act of moving around) · bg кръг (space enclosed within a circle) · pt perímetro (circumference of any space) · ota چوره (circumference of any space) · bg обико́лка (act of moving around) · ru кругооборо́т (act of moving around) · mi rauna (regular or appointed journeying) · ru окру́жность (circumference of any space) · la circuitus (act of moving around) · es circuito (enclosed path of electric current) · pt volta (act of moving around) · eo cirkvito (enclosed path of electric current) · ga cuairt (act of moving around) · fi piiri (Methodist Church: district in which an itinerant preacher labors) · ga timpeall (act of moving around) · ru цикл (act of moving around) · ota چرخ (act of moving around) · cmn 回路 (enclosed path of electric current) · uk окру́жність (circumference of any space) · fi piiri (space enclosed within a circle) · uk кругоо́біг (act of moving around) · az dövriyyə (act of moving around) · fi piirikunta (legal: division of a state or country) · sv krets (enclosed path of electric current) · is straumrás (enclosed path of electric current) · ru пери́метр (circumference of any space) · is rafstraumsrás (enclosed path of electric current) · mn схем (enclosed path of electric current) · ca circuit (enclosed path of electric current) · de Zyklus (graph theory: closed trail) · ga mórthimpeall (act of moving around) · el περιφέρεια (legal: division of a state or country) · mn ᠰᠾᠧᠮ (enclosed path of electric current) · nl stroomkring (enclosed path of electric current) · fr circuit (enclosed path of electric current) · mi whiwhinga (circumference of any space) · hu áramkör (enclosed path of electric current) · hi परिपथ (enclosed path of electric current) · ar دَارَة (enclosed path of electric current) · de Bezirk (legal: division of a state or country) · ru обхо́д (regular or appointed journeying) · is lína (enclosed path of electric current) · ro ciclu (act of moving around) · no kretsløp (enclosed path of electric current) · el τροχιά (act of moving around) · fy streamkring (enclosed path of electric current) · la ambitus (act of moving around) · fi piiri (circumference of any space) · ota دوره (act of moving around) · ru объе́кт (act of moving around) · el περιστροφή (act of moving around) · cmn 電路 /电路 (enclosed path of electric current) · ru объе́зд (regular or appointed journeying) · fi ympärysmitta (circumference of any space) · uk цикл (act of moving around) · fi piiri (that which encircles) · ro circuit (enclosed path of electric current) · pl obwód (circumference of any space) · ru круг (space enclosed within a circle) · de Schaltkreis (enclosed path of electric current) · ko 회로 (enclosed path of electric current) · fi virtapiiri (enclosed path of electric current) · uk обхід (regular or appointed journeying) · tr devre (enclosed path of electric current) · ota دوره (enclosed path of electric current) · wa circût (enclosed path of electric current) · ru цепь (enclosed path of electric current) · ro circuit (act of moving around) · pl obchód (regular or appointed journeying) · ru враще́ние (act of moving around) · pt circuito (act of moving around) · ja 回路 (enclosed path of electric current) · ga ciorcad (enclosed path of electric current) · pt circuito (regular or appointed journeying) · tl salikop (enclosed path of electric current) · uk круг (space enclosed within a circle) · is rás (enclosed path of electric current) · bg вери́га (enclosed path of electric current) · uk пери́метр (circumference of any space) · sjo ᡩᡞᠶᠠᠨ ᠯᡠ (enclosed path of electric current) · el κύκλωμα (enclosed path of electric current) · mn ᠬᠡᠯᠬᠢᠶᠡ (enclosed path of electric current) · bg but see прост ци́къл (graph theory: closed trail) · pl obieg (act of moving around) · de Umlauf (act of moving around) · alt айлаш јол (act of moving around) · el περίμετρος (circumference of any space) · pt circuito (enclosed path of electric current) · cmn 線路 /线路 (enclosed path of electric current) · fi piiri (legal: division of a state or country) · nl circuit (enclosed path of electric current) · grc περίβολος (circumference of any space) · fi kierros (act of moving around) · fi kierros (regular or appointed journeying) · uk ланцю́г (enclosed path of electric current) · pt circuito (circumference of any space) · is rafrás (enclosed path of electric current) · ka წრედი (enclosed path of electric current) · mn хэлхээ (enclosed path of electric current) · bg обико́лка (circumference of any space) · pl obwód (enclosed path of electric current) · pt contorno (that which encircles) · uk оберта́ння (act of moving around) · ota اداره (act of moving around) · mi whiwhinga (space enclosed within a circle)