feedback circuit
- noun
- /ˈfiːdbæk ˈsɜːrkɪt/
- Specialized
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circuito de retroalimentación
- In robotics, a feedback circuit helps maintain stability by sending sensor data back to the controller.
Examples
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It'll be on the auxiliary feedback circuit.
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The sound engineer adjusted the levels using a feedback circuit to enhance audio clarity.
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This device incorporates a feedback circuit that allows it to self-regulate its temperature during operation.
Synonyms
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4.2
A system where part of what it makes is sent back to change how it works
How Strong
- Specialized
4
4.3
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'feedback' (returning output to input) combined with 'circuit' (an electrical pathway) yields a circuit that returns part of its output to its input. This is a transparent noun+noun technical compound following ordinary compositional logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term feedback circuit comes from the image of a loop: part of the 'output' is sent back into the 'input' through the circuit so the feedback can change how the device works, like water in a pipe that returns to change the flow. That's why it means a circuit that uses returned signals to control or correct how something operates.