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noun
1.
an act or instance of going or moving around.
2.
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.
EXPANDthe persons making such a journey.
6.
the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.
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.
COLLAPSEa 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.
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Circuited
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verb (used without object)
Idiom14.
to go or move in a circuit.
15.
ride circuit, Law. (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin circuitus, variant of circumitus circular motion, cycle, equivalent to circu(m)i-, variant stem of circu(m)īre to go round, circle (circum- circum- + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action; compare ambit, exit
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin circuitus, variant of circumitus circular motion, cycle, equivalent to circu(m)i-, variant stem of circu(m)īre to go round, circle (circum- circum- + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action; compare ambit, exit
Related forms
cir·cuit·al, adjective
min·i·cir·cuit, noun
mul·ti·cir·cuit, noun
mul·ti·cir·cuit·ed, adjective
non·cir·cuit·ed, adjective
EXPANDsub·cir·cuit, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. tour, revolution, orbit. 7. circumference, perimeter, periphery, boundary, compass. 8. region, compass, area, range, field. 11. chain.
2. tour, revolution, orbit. 7. circumference, perimeter, periphery, boundary, compass. 8. region, compass, area, range, field. 11. chain.
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Word Origin & History
circuit
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. Circuit breaker is recorded from 1874. Circuitry is recorded from 1946.
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circuit  (sûr'kĭt) Pronunciation Key
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