a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round.
3.
a roundabout journey or course.
4.
a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route.
5.
the persons making such a journey.
6.
the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.
7.
the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object.
8.
the space within a bounding line; district: the circuit of the valley.
9.
Electricity.
a.
Also called electric circuit.the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.
b.
any well-defined segment of a complete circuit.
10.
Telecommunications. a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Compare channel1(def. 12).
11.
a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies.
12.
a league or association: He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit.
–verb (used with object)
13.
to go or move around; make the circuit of.
–verb (used without object)
14.
to go or move in a circuit.
—Idiom
15.
ride circuit, Law. (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.
Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L circuitus, var. of circumitus circular motion, cycle, equiv. to circu(m)i-, var. s. of circu(m)īre to go round, circle (circum-circum-+ īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. ambit, exit
A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
The region enclosed by such a line. See Synonyms at circumference.
A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
The act of following such a path or route.
A journey made on such a path or route.
A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
An association of teams or clubs.
A series of competitions held in different places.
A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
The act of following such a path or route.
A journey made on such a path or route.
A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
An association of teams or clubs.
A series of competitions held in different places.
Electronics
A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
An association of teams or clubs.
A series of competitions held in different places.
A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
An association of teams or clubs.
A series of competitions held in different places.
An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
An association of teams or clubs.
A series of competitions held in different places.
intr. & tr.v.
cir·cuit·ed, cir·cuit·ing, cir·cuits To make a circuit or circuit of.
[Middle English, circumference, from Old French, from Latin circuitus, a going around, from past participle of circumīre, to go around : circum-, circum- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
1382, from O.Fr. circuit, from L. circuitus "a going around," from stem of circuire, circumire "go around," from circum "around" + -ire "to go." Electrical sense is from 1800; circuitry is from 1946. Circuitous is from 1664.
Main Entry: cir·cuit Function: noun 1 a: a route formerly taken by traveling judges b: a district established within a state or the federal judicial system —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEM in the back matter 2cap: the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial system Circuit's ruling —V. M. Sher>
circuit 1. A communications path in a circuit switching network. 2. A complete path through which an electric current can flow. The term is used loosely for any device or subsystem using electrical or electronic components. E.g. "That lightning bolt fried the circuits in my GPS receiver". An integrated circuit (IC) contains components built on a Silicon die. (2002-07-15)
the apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Ps. 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Eccl. 1:6). In Job 22:14, "in the circuit of heaven" (R.V. marg., "on the vault of heaven") means the "arch of heaven," which seems to be bent over our heads.
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