circuit

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. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of circuit court.
9. The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
10. A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
11. A track on which a race in held; a racetrack
12. (obsolete) circumlocution
13. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
14. A closed trail.
15. A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
16. A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: circuit

In summary

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

Synonyms

circumference

tour

compass

🧭

electric circuit

round

circle

⭕

electrical circuit

loop

➿

turn

course

lap

district

area

circuitry

extent

racing circuit

contour

ambit

trajectory

girth

field

path

🛣️

wiring

track

closed curve

surroundings

region

periphery

perimeter

channel

precinct

cycle

line

beat

orbit

conveyer

connection

conduit

chain

conductor

complete

carrier

flow

coil

c

belt

closed path

frame

equivocate

encircling

Translations

circuit

circuito

Stromkreis

κύκλωμα

Schaltung

circuito

circuit

circuit

circuito

obwód

tour

circolazione

circùito

circuit électrique

circuito elettrico

Sentences

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

Grant has also performed on the stand-up comedy circuit .