Definition of circuit

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Circuit (n.) That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown..

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Circuition :: Circuition (n.) The act of going round; circumlocution.
Progress :: Progress (n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions..
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore..
Tour :: Tour (v. t.) A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England..
Electrotonic :: Electrotonic (a.) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary.
Rheochord :: Rheochord (n.) A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit..
Parish :: Parish (n.) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein..
Loop :: Loop (n.) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
Electro-motion :: Electro-motion (n.) The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by means of electricity.
Detour :: Detour (n.) A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi..
Circuit :: Circuit (n.) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice..
Ground :: Ground (v. t.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
Tourist :: Tourist (n.) One who makes a tour, or performs a journey in a circuit..
Ground :: Ground (n.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit..
Wheel :: Wheel (v. i.) To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.
Circumferential :: Circumferential (a.) Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous.
Coulomb :: Coulomb (n.) The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one ampere in one second. Formerly called weber..
Short Circuit :: Short circuit () A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
Gyre :: Gyre (n.) A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit..
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