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Definitions for Circuit

[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] 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 . Also called electric circuit. the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors. 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.
[13] to go or move around; make the circuit of.
[14] 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.
[16] a complete route or course, esp one that is curved or circular or that lies around an object the area enclosed within such a route
[17] the act of following such a route we made three circuits of the course
[18] a complete path through which an electric current can flow (as modifier ) a circuit diagram
[19] a periodical journey around an area, as made by judges, salesmen, etc the route traversed or places visited on such a journey the persons making such a journey
[20] an administrative division of the Methodist Church comprising a number of neighbouring churches
[21] English law one of six areas into which England is divided for the administration of justice
[22] a number of theatres, cinemas, etc, under one management or in which the same film is shown or in which a company of performers plays in turn
[23] sport a series of tournaments in which the same players regularly take part the international tennis circuit the circuit the contestants who take part in such a series
[24] mainly British a motor racing track, usually of irregular shape
[25] to make or travel in a circuit around (something)

Words related to Circuit

course, tour, lap, route, district, perimeter, tract, winding, circumscription, gyration, whirl, ambit, zone, area, periphery, way, circle, wheel, perambulation, journey

Words nearby Circuit

circlet, circleville, circlip, circlorama, circs, circuit, circuit analyzer, circuit binding, circuit board, circuit breaker, circuit court

Origin of Circuit

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; cf. ambit, exit1

Other words from Circuit

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
sub·cir·cuit , noun

Word origin for Circuit

C14: from Latin circuitus a going around, from circumīre, from circum around + īre to go

Synonyms for Circuit

course, district, lap, route, tour, ambit, area, bounds, circle, circling, circulation, circumference, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, compass, cycle, gyration, gyre, journey, limit, line, orbit, perambulation, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, tract, turn, turning, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone