English noun: circuit | |||
1. | circuit (artifact) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow | ||
Synonyms | electric circuit, electrical circuit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | electrical device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, bridge circuit, bridged-T, clipper, closed circuit, computer circuit, data link, delay line, feedback circuit, feedback loop, flip-flop, limiter, link, loop, open circuit, pulse timing circuit, resonant circuit, resonator, series circuit, squelch, squelch circuit, squelcher, T-network, tank circuit, wiring | ||
Part holonym | bypass, capacitance, capacitor, choke, choke coil, choking coil, condenser, electrical condenser, electrical relay, electrical shunt, electron tube, relay, resistance, resistor, short, short circuit, shunt, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube | ||
Part meronym | electronic equipment | ||
2. | circuit (act) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area | ||
Samples | They took an extended tour of Europe. We took a quick circuit of the park. A ten-day coach circuit of the island. | ||
Synonyms | tour | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | grand tour, grand tour, itineration, package holiday, package tour, pub crawl, walkabout, whistle-stop tour | ||
3. | circuit (location) an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itinerary, path, route | ||
4. | circuit (location) the boundary line encompassing an area or object | ||
Samples | He had walked the full circumference of his land. A danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe. | ||
Synonyms | circumference | ||
Broader (hypernym) | border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete | ||
5. | circuit (group) (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 appeals | ||
Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
6. | circuit (artifact) a racetrack for automobile races | ||
Synonyms | racing circuit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
7. | circuit (act) movement once around a course | ||
Samples | He drove an extra lap just for insurance. | ||
Synonyms | circle, lap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locomotion, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lap of honour, pace lap, victory lap | ||
English verb: circuit | |||
1. | circuit (motion) make a circuit | ||
Samples | They were circuiting about the state. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||