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circuit
has definitions from the fields of transportation,physics,electronics,sport,auto racing,law
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[ noun ] (physics,electronics) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)In this novel arrangement the `` pill '' is much smaller and contains only a resonant circuit in_which the capacitor is formed by a pressure sensing transducer . The energy received by the `` pill '' causes the resonant circuit to `` ring '' on after the burst and this `` ringing '' takes_place at the resonant frequency of the `` pill '' . (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)The element is inserted in the discharge circuit in_place_of the exploding wire , and the calorimetric heating of the element is measured with high accuracy . (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Before you use ' em the light company 's got to run in a heavy line and you 'll need a new fuse box for the extra circuits . Related terms electrical_device bridge closed_circuit bridged-T pulse_timing_circuit flip-flop t-network tank_circuit feedback_circuit squelch series_circuit wiring limiter computer_circuit open_circuit delay_line link resonator electronic_equipment resistor tube capacitor shunt short_circuit relay short_circuit choke |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
Synonyms Examples "they took an extended tour of Europe" "we took a quick circuit of the park" "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)With this act of disobedience , and not with the inception of his individual existence , man began the downward circuit on the spiral of history , descending from the created capacity for immortality to an inescapable mortality . At the nadir of that circuit is death . Nevertheless , even at the nadir of the circuit the spiral of history belongs to God , and he still rules . Related terms journey itineration grand_tour pub_crawl package_holiday whistle-stop_tour walkabout |
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[ noun ] (British) a racetrack for automobile races
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[ noun ] (transportation) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
Examples "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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[ noun ] (transportation) an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
Examples "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" Related terms |
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[ noun ] movement once around a course
Examples "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" Related terms |
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