circuit
♦ cir|cuit /s'ɜːrkɪt/ (circuits)
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An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
Any attempts to cut through the cabling will break the electrical circuit.
see also closed-circuit, short-circuit
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A circuit is a series of places that are visited regularly by a person or group, especially as a part of their job.
It's a common problem, the one I'm asked about most when I'm on the lecture circuit.
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A racing circuit is a track on which cars, motorbikes, or cycles race. (mainly BRIT)
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A circuit of a place or area is a journey all the way round it. (FORMAL)
She made a slow circuit of the room.cir|cuit board (circuit boards)
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A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.cir|cuit break|er (circuit breakers)
also circuit-breaker
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A circuit breaker is a device which can stop the flow of electricity around a circuit by switching itself off if anything goes wrong.
There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.cir|cuit train|ing
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Circuit training is a type of physical training in which you do a series of different exercises, each for a few minutes.in|te|grat|ed cir|cuit (integrated circuits)
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An integrated circuit is a very small electronic circuit printed on a single silicon chip. (TECHNICAL)print|ed cir|cuit board (printed circuit boards)
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A printed circuit board is an electronic circuit in which some of the parts and connections consist of thin metal lines and shapes on a thin board. (TECHNICAL)
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An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
Any attempts to cut through the cabling will break the electrical circuit.
see also closed-circuit, short-circuit
2 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
A circuit is a series of places that are visited regularly by a person or group, especially as a part of their job.
It's a common problem, the one I'm asked about most when I'm on the lecture circuit.
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A racing circuit is a track on which cars, motorbikes, or cycles race. (mainly BRIT)
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A circuit of a place or area is a journey all the way round it. (FORMAL)
She made a slow circuit of the room.cir|cuit board (circuit boards)
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A circuit board is the same as a printed circuit board.cir|cuit break|er (circuit breakers)
also circuit-breaker
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A circuit breaker is a device which can stop the flow of electricity around a circuit by switching itself off if anything goes wrong.
There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.cir|cuit train|ing
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Circuit training is a type of physical training in which you do a series of different exercises, each for a few minutes.in|te|grat|ed cir|cuit (integrated circuits)
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An integrated circuit is a very small electronic circuit printed on a single silicon chip. (TECHNICAL)print|ed cir|cuit board (printed circuit boards)
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A printed circuit board is an electronic circuit in which some of the parts and connections consist of thin metal lines and shapes on a thin board. (TECHNICAL)