to circuit
- verb
- /ˈsɜrkɪt/
- Specialized
- The electrician needs to circuit the new lights to ensure they work properly.
- short-circuit
- circuited wires
Examples
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He circuited the power supply yesterday.
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After installing the battery, she decided to circuit the wires to complete the connection.
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The technician will circuit the devices to ensure the current flows properly.
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Before testing, make sure you have circuited all the necessary components together.
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Students learned how to circuit a simple light bulb and battery in science class.
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Please circuit the wires correctly.
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To improve the setup, he had to circuit the components in a specific order.
Antonyms
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Compounds
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A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts
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A device that automatically stops electric current to prevent overloads
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An accidental electrical connection that lets electricity flow the wrong way and can cause damage or fire
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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
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An electrical part that manages how a machine like a motor works by changing electric signals
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An electric path inside a computer that does a specific job like processing data or storing information
A group of hotels in the Catskills popular with Jewish guests and known for comedy shows
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A way in software to stop contacting a failing service to prevent more failures
- Formal
A federal court that reviews cases from lower courts in a group of states
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A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
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Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each
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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
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A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
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An electrical circuit that sends part of its output back to its input to control how it works
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An electronic device that gives an off signal only when all inputs are on
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An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
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An electronic part that makes or controls short electrical signals at exact times
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An electrical device that makes a strong signal at one frequency, like a radio tuner
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An electric circuit with a coil and a capacitor that makes or picks an electrical signal at a specific frequency
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An electric path where current splits into more than one branch and then joins again
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A circuit in a radio that mutes the sound when the signal is weaker than background noise
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An electronic circuit that gives an on output only when an odd number of its inputs are on
Surface Forms
Etymology
Circuit comes from the old Latin root circum meaning 'around', which you can see in circle. To circuit electrical parts is to connect them in a loop so the signal or current can go around and work.