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circuit

/ circuit /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Type of:
electrical device
Kinds of:
bridge bridge circuit bridged-T closed circuit loop
Has parts:
electronic equipment
noun Sense 2
(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 appeal
Type of:
group grouping
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 3
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
"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"
Type of:
path route itinerary
verb Sense 4
make a circuit
"They were circuiting about the state"
Type of:
travel go move
Derived:
tour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
"they took an extended tour of Europe"
"we took a quick circuit of the park"
"a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
Type of:
journey journeying
Kinds of:
walkabout grand tour itineration package tour package holiday
Derived:
tour
noun Sense 6
a racetrack for automobile races
Type of:
racetrack racecourse raceway
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 7
movement once around a course
"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
Type of:
locomotion travel
Kinds of:
pace lap victory lap lap of honour
Derived:
circle circulate
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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electrical device bridge bridge circuit bridged-T closed circuit loop group grouping path route itinerary travel