26984 words

circuit

14 definitions • 17 examples
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on the circuit They first met each other on the tennis circuit (= while at different tennis competitions).
He was a familiar figure on the lecture circuit.
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on the circuit The judge had served for many years on the northeastern Circuit.
3
something shaped approximately like a circle, especially a route, path, or sports track that starts and ends in the same place:

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They test the car tyres on a motor racing circuit.
We made a leisurely circuit of the city walls.
4
a closed system of wires or pipes through which electricity or liquid can flow:

Examples:

A defect was found in the water-cooling/electrical circuit.
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to travel around something in a route shaped approximately like a circle:

Examples:

He was early so he circuited the block a couple of times.
The aircraft appeared again, circuiting over the jungle.
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a closed system esp. of wires through which electricity can flow:

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A circuit is also a system that allows people to communicate with each other:

Examples:

Holiday phone calls always overload the circuits.
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something shaped like a circle, esp. a route, path, or sports track that starts and ends in the same place:

Examples:

She has ridden on tough racing circuits such as the New York and Florida tracks.
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A circuit can be a path or route in the shape of a circle:

Examples:

Fish swam continuously, making the endless circuit of the tank.
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a regular series of events that happen in different places:

Examples:

She has won a number of tournaments on this year’s tennis circuit.
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an area under the authority of a particular court
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the connected arrangement of the wires and other parts of a closed system through which electricity can flow:

Examples:

The circuitry in this computer is protected from power surges.
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a path for an electric current to flow through:

Examples:

The most advanced chip technology, which uses circuits 65 nanometers apart, loses almost half of its power to leakage.
an electrical/electronic circuit
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a series of events or places that are regularly visited by a particular group of people:

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a lecture/conference/speaking circuit For the past two years he has been on the international lecture circuit, often speaking on business ethics.

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