circuit
162
3.6
- noun
- /ˈsɜrkɪt/
- Specialized
:
circuito
- The electrician tested the circuit to ensure there were no breaks in the path for current to flow.
- electrical circuit
- closed circuit
- short circuit
Your hobbies were building electronic circuits, building mechanical models.
- Your hobbies were building electronic circuits, building mechanical models.
- And it's really easy to have a tuned circuit do bad things.
- So you could basically make circuits that could do logic.
- I can write the equation for, you know, transistor and diodes and circuits, logical circuits.
Examples
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This will complete the circuit and the LED will light up.
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My main circuit's blown, and both back-ups are failin'.
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But in the circuit, where does that go to?
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But what happens if we decided to plug in our circuit here?
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OK, Well, what happens in this circuit when I'm switching?
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To dump the fuel, you have to close the circuit for the pump.
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In Electronics 1, students study basic circuits and the concepts behind the movement of current in a circuit.
Academic text (2008) -
OK, the current divides in the circuit and then recombines.
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The students name complete circuits "loops of wire" and incomplete circuits "broken loops of wire."
Academic text (2008) -
After replacing the faulty component, the technician verified that the circuit was functioning properly.
Synonyms
3
3.3
A closed path of wires and parts that lets power flow
2
4.3
A complete path that lets electricity or signals flow
1
3.5
A closed path of wires and parts that lets electricity flow
1
3.4
An electric path inside a computer that does a specific job like processing data or storing information
1
4.3
A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
1
3.9
Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each
1
4.0
Wires and devices that give electricity to lights in a building
An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again
Wires that supply power to the lights in a building
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
14
3.7
A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts
- Specialized
8
3.9
A device that automatically stops electric current to prevent overloads
- Specialized
5
4.2
An accidental electrical connection that lets electricity flow the wrong way and can cause damage or fire
- Specialized
5
4.2
A small electronic chip with many connected parts that works like a complete electronic system
A system of cameras and monitors that records and shows images for security, not for public broadcast
- Specialized
1
4.2
An electrical part that manages how a machine like a motor works by changing electric signals
- Specialized
1
3.4
An electric path inside a computer that does a specific job like processing data or storing information
1
9.9
A group of hotels in the Catskills popular with Jewish guests and known for comedy shows
- Specialized
1
4.5
A way in software to stop contacting a failing service to prevent more failures
- Formal
1
5.7
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
- Specialized
1
4.3
A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
- Specialized
1
3.9
Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each
- Specialized
An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it
- Archaic
Group of resorts in the Catskills where Jewish performers, especially comedians, often worked
- Specialized
A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
- Specialized
An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works
- Specialized
An electronic device that gives an off signal only when all inputs are on
- Specialized
An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
- Specialized
An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times
- Specialized
An electrical device that makes a strong signal at one frequency, like a radio tuner
- Specialized
An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency
- Specialized
An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again
- Specialized
A circuit in a radio that mutes the sound when the signal is weaker than background noise
- Specialized
An electronic circuit that gives an on output only when an odd number of its inputs are on
How Complex
- Specialized
5
4.2
- Specialized
162
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Circuit comes from the old Latin root circum meaning 'around', the same idea as circle. So an electrical circuit is a path that goes in a complete loop and lets current flow around it.