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circuit

noun
/ˈsɜː.kɪt/UK/ˈsɝ.kɪt/US/ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/

Etymology

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.

  1. derived from circuitus
  2. derived from circuit
  3. inherited from circuit

Definitions

  1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit

    The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

    • In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain.

  2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space

    The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

    • Circuit of the wall from the east to the West

  3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

    • And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious sun's transparent beams, Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.
  4. ›+ 16 more definitions

    1. The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

      • A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.

    2. Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

      • The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be arranged in different ways without changing what the circuit does. Large circuits are made of combinations of smaller series and parallel circuits.

    3. A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job

    4. The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

    5. Abbreviation of circuit court.

    6. The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.

    7. A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate

      A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.

    8. A track on which a race is held

      A track on which a race is held; a racetrack

      • Interlagos is the 24th track Hamilton has won at in F1, which is more than any other driver in history. The only circuit on the current calendar that Hamilton hasn’t won at is Baku, which only joined the schedule this year.

    9. circumlocution

      • circuite of words.

    10. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that…

      A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.

    11. A closed trail.

    12. A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.

      • It again featured Edgar Simmons (the architect and chairman), John Ray (the builder), L. E. Agar (managing director) and J. G. Wainwright (head of a separate circuit of cinemas).

    13. A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.

    14. To move in a circle

      To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.

      • perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes

    15. To travel around.

      • Having circuited the air.

    16. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including

      Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at circuit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at circuit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at circuit

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA