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circuit

circuit

104 3.9
A regular set of places a person visits to give talks or perform
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrkɪt/
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  • The delegation remained in Washington, again making the circuit to reaffirm support for their cause.
  • a ritual circuit
  • a global circuit

You don't have to get good on your local circuit before you can leave.

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Examples

  • This is our very first attempt to have a circuit speaking tour, an old fashioned circuit tour.

  • I'm on the lecture circuit with my new book...

  • In the courtyard below, two women could be seen making a circuit of the garden.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The master rode a complete circuit around the column, seeing that all was in order.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I did a story on the diner circuit in New Hampshire.

  • They’re saying you get $500 a week on the lecture circuit.

  • After traveling around the country for months, she finally completed her book tour circuit.

  • The local theater group is organizing a fundraising circuit to perform at various community centers.

  • He completed a cycling circuit that took him through several picturesque towns before returning home.

Synonyms

route
vscircuit
1.0

A road or path people use to travel between places

is a regular circular series of visits that usually returns to its starting point
tour
vscircuit
819 1.0

A trip visiting several places and returning to the start, usually for work or pleasure

is a regular repeated route or series of visits that returns to the starting point
loop
vscircuit
  • Specialized
87 4.9

A closed path where electric current or signals flow

is a regular travel pattern of repeated visits around places not continuous flow
round trip
vscircuit
  • US
46 1.6

A journey to a place and back to where you started

is a repeated series of visits around multiple places, not just out and back

Compounds

circuit board
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts

circuit breaker
  • Specialized
8 3.9

A device that automatically stops electric current to prevent overloads

short circuit
  • Specialized
5 4.2

An accidental electrical connection that lets electricity flow the wrong way and can cause damage or fire

closed-circuit
  • Specialized
5 5.3

A system that keeps video or sound inside a private network

integrated circuit
  • Specialized
5 4.2

A small electronic chip with many connected parts that works like a complete electronic system

electrical circuit
  • Specialized
3 3.3

A closed path of wires and parts that lets power flow

A system of cameras and monitors that records and shows images for security, not for public broadcast

closed circuit
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A complete path that lets electricity or signals flow

A track for car races with laps and many turns

control circuit
  • Specialized
1 4.2

An electrical part that manages how a machine like a motor works by changing electric signals

printed circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A flat board with metal paths that connect electronic parts

computer circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.4

An electric path inside a computer that does a specific job like processing data or storing information

electric circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A closed path of wires and parts that lets electricity flow

open circuit
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A broken electrical path that stops electric current

1 9.9

A group of hotels in the Catskills popular with Jewish guests and known for comedy shows

circuit breaker
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A way in software to stop contacting a failing service to prevent more failures

A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states

light circuit
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Wires and devices that give electricity to lights in a building

OR circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A circuit that turns its output on when any input is on

parallel circuit
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently

series circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each

bridge circuit
  • Specialized
6.5

An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it

borsht circuit
  • Archaic
9.9

Group of resorts in the Catskills where Jewish performers, especially comedians, often worked

circuit card
  • Specialized
4.4

A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless

AND circuit
  • Specialized
4.7

An electronic circuit that sends a signal only when all inputs are on

feedback circuit
  • Specialized
6.0

An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works

lighting circuit
  • Specialized
3.9

Wires that supply power to the lights in a building

NAND circuit
  • Specialized
5.1

An electronic device that gives an off signal only when all inputs are on

4.6

An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal

pulse timing circuit
  • Specialized
8.3

An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times

resonant circuit
  • Specialized
7.2

An electrical device that makes a strong signal at one frequency, like a radio tuner

tank circuit
  • Specialized
7.2

An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency

telephone circuit
  • Specialized
4.0

A connection that carries voice calls between two places

shunt circuit
  • Specialized
7.6

An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again

squelch circuit
  • Specialized
7.5

A circuit in a radio that mutes the sound when the signal is weaker than background noise

XOR circuit
  • Specialized
6.8

An electronic circuit that gives an on output only when an odd number of its inputs are on

X-OR circuit
  • Specialized
7.8

A circuit that sends a signal when two inputs are different

How Long

grand tour
11 4.8
circuit
104 3.9
tour
819 1.0
to loop
  • Specialized
8 4.3

Surface Forms

circuit singular
circuits plural

Etymology

Circuit comes from the old Latin root circum meaning 'around', the same idea as circle. It originally meant 'a going round', so a touring circuit is a regular route or series of places people visit and return to the start.