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.]
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>
A closed path through which an electric current flows or may flow. ◇ Circuits in which a power source is connected to two or more components (such as light bulbs, or logic gates in a computer circuit), one after the other, are called series circuits. If the circuit is broken, none of the components receives a current. Circuits in which a power source is directly connected to two or more components are called parallel circuits. If a break occurs in the circuit, only the component along whose path the break occurs stops receiving a current.
A system of electrically connected parts or devices.
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