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1
a
regular
pattern
of
visits
or the
places
visited
:
Examples:
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
.
2
a
particular
area
containing
different
courts
that a
judge
visits
:
Examples:
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:
Examples:
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
.
5
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
.
6
a
closed
system
esp
. of
wires
through which
electricity
can
flow
:
Examples:
Big
electronic
circuits can
carry
huge
amounts
of
data
.
7
A
circuit
is also a
system
that
allows
people to
communicate
with each other:
Examples:
Holiday
phone
calls
always
overload
the circuits.
8
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
.
9
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
.
10
a
regular
series
of
events
that happen in different
places
:
Examples:
She has won a
number
of
tournaments
on this year’s
tennis
circuit
.
11
an
area
under the
authority
of a
particular
court
12
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
.
13
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
14
a
series
of
events
or
places
that are
regularly
visited
by a
particular
group
of people:
Examples:
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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