circuit

circuit
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French circuite, from Latin circuitus, from circumire, circuire to go around, from circum- + ire to go — more at issue Date: 14th century 1. a. a usually circular line encompassing an area b. the space enclosed within such a line 2. a. a course around a periphery b. a circuitous or indirect route 3. a. a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory b. the route traveled c. a group of church congregations ministered to by one pastor 4. a. the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy b. an assemblage of electronic elements ; hookup c. a two-way communication path between points (as in a computer) d. a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel 5. a. an association of similar groups ; league b. a number or series of public outlets (as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentation c. a number of similar social gatherings <
the cocktail circuit
>
circuital adjective II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to make a circuit about intransitive verb to make a circuit

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  • Circuit — may mean: In science and technology Circuit theory, the theory of accomplishing work by routing electrons, gas, fluids, or other matter through a loop Pneumatic circuit Hydraulic circuit Boolean circuit circuit (computer theory) Integer circuit a …   Wikipedia

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  • Circuit TI — Circuit international d Okayama 34°54′54″N 134°13′16″E / 34.915, 134.22111 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • circuit — cir·cuit n 1 a: a route formerly taken by traveling judges b: a district established within a state or the federal judicial system see also the judicial system in the back matter 2 cap: the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial… …   Law dictionary

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  • circuit — CIRCUIT. sub. mas. (Ce mot est de trois syllabes.) Enceinte, tour. Le circuit de la Ville. Faire le circuit des murailles. Le circuit d une Province. Un grand circuit. Un long circuit. Cette Ville a une grande lieue de circuit. [b]f♛/b] On dit… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • circuit — UK US /ˈsɜːkɪt/ noun [C] ► IT a path for an electric current to flow through: »The most advanced chip technology, which uses circuits 65 nanometers apart, loses almost half of its power to leakage. »an electrical/electronic circuit → See also… …   Financial and business terms

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  • circuit — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. circuit (14c.), from L. circuitus a going around, from stem of circuire, circumire go around, from circum round (see CIRCUM (Cf. circum )) + ire to go (see ION (Cf. ion)). Electrical sense is from 1 …   Etymology dictionary

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