an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Used in a Sentence
circuit
How to use circuit in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for circuit.
Editorial note
The fourth circuit court of appeals upheld the search.
Examples8
Definitions8
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of circuit gathered in one view.
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"
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for circuit.
noun
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
noun
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"
See also: tour
noun
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"
noun
the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
See also: circumference
noun
(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
noun
a racetrack for automobile races
noun
movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
verb
make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"
Example sentences
The fourth circuit court of appeals upheld the search.
Buy kits and breadboard-based trainers and build circuits.
If all it did was sit there and run, we could regard it as equivalent to a circuit.
The circuit boards were caked with roach shit and all the feed mechanisms had ingested and ground up the roaches that got in their way.
She started me off with basic body circuit training, working with her once a week and doing 3-5 more workouts the rest of the days.
All of the in circuit emulators up to the 386 had a 'bond out' version in the emulator pod that gave you access to internal state of the chip.
The judge finally had to deal with the claim that the SSO constituted a sort of taxonomy that has been held protectable under copyright in other circuit courts.
Any time current is sent to the camera sensor, the LED cant help it but light up. My knowledge of electronics is limited, but I know for a fact that this can be achieved without the use of any reprogrammable microchips, with the use of a simple electrical circuit.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use circuit in a sentence?
The fourth circuit court of appeals upheld the search.
What does circuit mean?
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
What part of speech is circuit?
circuit is commonly used as noun, verb.