lighting circuit
- noun
- /ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɜrkɪt/
- Specialized
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circuito de iluminación
- The electrician repaired the damaged lighting circuit to restore power to the living room lights.
Examples
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To ensure safety, check that the lighting circuit is connected correctly before turning on the power.
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- Telephone and lighting circuit shorted in boiler six, five, four.
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Additional channels such as air-handler electricity, lighting circuits, and humidity levels are also monitored where necessary.
Academic text (1994) -
For example, the after-tax return on increasing the diameter of wire by just one size in a standard U.S. office lighting circuit typically approaches 200 percent per year.
Academic text (1999) -
A blown fuse in the lighting circuit caused the hallway lights to go out unexpectedly.
Synonyms
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3.6
A path of wires and parts that electricity flows through
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3.3
A closed path of wires and parts that lets power flow
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3.5
A closed path of wires and parts that lets electricity flow
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4.0
Wires and devices that give electricity to lights in a building
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a circuit of wiring that supplies power to electric lights' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lighting' (relating to lights) + 'circuit' (a route for electric current). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The term lighting circuit comes from a simple image: a circuit is a loop or path of wires that brings electric lighting to lamps and bulbs. If that loop 'trips' or breaks, the lights lose 'power', so the phrase means the wiring that supplies power to the lights in a room or house.