circuit, n.
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an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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circuit electric circuit electrical circuit
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bridge, bridge circuit
bridged-T
closed circuit, loop
computer circuit
delay line
feedback circuit, feedback loop
flip-flop
limiter, clipper
link, data link
open circuit
pulse timing circuit
resonator, resonant circuit
series circuit
squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher
tank circuit
T-network
wiring
part meronym
capacitor, condenser, capacitance, electrical condenser
choke, choke coil, choking coil
relay, electrical relay
resistor, resistance
short circuit, short
shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
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part holonym
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
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circuit tour
sample sentences
"they took an extended tour of Europe""we took a quick circuit of the park"
"a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
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walkabout
grand tour
grand tour
itineration
package tour, package holiday
pub crawl
whistle-stop tour
hypernym
movement once around a course
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circle circuit lap
sample sentences
"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
a racetrack for automobile races
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circuit racing circuit
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domain of synset (region)
(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
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circuit
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
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circuit circumference
sample sentences
"he had walked the full circumference of his land""a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
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an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
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circuit
sample sentences
"she's a familiar name on the club circuit""on the lecture circuit"
"the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"
"the international tennis circuit"
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