circuit

Meaning

Noun

1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
4. The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
5. Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
6. A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
7. The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
8. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:
9. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:
10. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:
11. Abbreviation of circuit court.
12. The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
13. By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
14. A track on which a race in held; a racetrack
15. (obsolete) circumlocution
16. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
17. A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed.
18. A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.
2. (obsolete) To travel around.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

Etymology

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire. As a Chinese administrative division, a calque of Chinese 道 (dào) or 路 (lù).

Sentences

Otherwise , the circuit is not manufactured as it was intended .