circuit

B2 Topic:Physics

US /ˈsɝ.kɪt/ UK /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #5924

Meanings

1

noun
A complete path that an electric current flows around.

If any part of the circuit breaks, the light goes out.
2

noun
A series of events, competitions, or places that people regularly travel to.

She is a familiar name on the tennis circuit.
3

noun
A journey or trip all the way around something.

The moon makes one circuit of the earth each month.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

dao lu route tao

Word family

Forms circuits

Derived forms biocircuitcircuit-breakercircuitalcircuiteercircuitercircuitous circuitrycircuityclosed-circuitcocircuitin-circuitintracircuit

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Phrases (4)

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integrated circuit
an electronic circuit whose components are formed together on a small chip

Adjective + noun
resonant circuit
an electrical circuit that responds especially strongly at a particular oscillation frequency

Adjective + noun
shunt circuit
an electrical circuit with multiple current paths that divide and then rejoin

Noun + noun
squelch circuit
a circuit that silences a radio receiver when its signal becomes too weak

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

circuit Middle English circuitus Latin

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Topics

Physics General Vocabulary

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# circuit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝ.kɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜː.kɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 5924

## Meanings
1. A complete path that an electric current flows around.
2. A series of events, competitions, or places that people regularly travel to.
3. A journey or trip all the way around something.

## Examples
- If any part of the circuit breaks, the light goes out.
- She is a familiar name on the tennis circuit.
- The moon makes one circuit of the earth each month.

## Synonyms
- dao
- lu
- route
- tao

## Derived Forms
- biocircuit
- circuit-breaker
- circuital
- circuiteer
- circuiter
- circuitous
- circuitry
- circuity
- closed-circuit
- cocircuit
- in-circuit
- intracircuit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: circuit
- Root: circuitus

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

## AI Etymology
circuit is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire. Historical forms in the chain include circuit (Middle English), circuit (Old French), and circuitus (Latin). Current senses include a complete path that an electric current flows around, a series of events, competitions, or places that people regularly travel to, and a journey or trip all the way around something. Derived forms include biocircuit, circuit-breaker, circuital, circuiteer, and circuiter.

## Topics
- Physics
- General Vocabulary

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