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circuitry

noun
/ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/UK/ˈsɝkətɹi/US

Etymology

From circuit + -ry.

  1. derived from circuitus
  2. derived from circuit
  3. inherited from circuit
  4. suffixed as circuitry — “circuit + ry”

Definitions

  1. A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device

    A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system.

    • Telemetering transmitter removed from its pressurized container. The circuitry for each of the 23 channels can be quickly unplugged for servicing.
    • After jettison of nose cap, all the detector circuitry became exposed to the radiation environment.

  2. Electrical (or, by extension, other) circuits considered as a group.

  3. The brain's neural network.

    • Since [Santiago Ramón y] Cajal's neural circuitry did not include inhibitory cells, he believed that short-axoned cells were important in maintaining a continuous and persistent activity in neural centers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

10 hops · closes at circuitry

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