circuitry B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈsɝkətɹi/ UK /ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #25958 Meanings 1 noun The system of electrical circuits inside a device, considered as a whole. A power surge can damage a computer's circuitry. 2 noun The connected network of nerves in the brain. Scientists are mapping the brain's circuitry to understand memory. Thesaurus Word family Forms circuitries Derived forms macrocircuitrymicrocircuitryminicircuitrynanocircuitryneurocircuitrysubcircuitry Etymology AI details From circuit + -ry. Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # circuitry **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɝkətɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːkɪtɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 25958 ## Meanings 1. The system of electrical circuits inside a device, considered as a whole. 2. The connected network of nerves in the brain. ## Examples - A power surge can damage a computer's circuitry. - Scientists are mapping the brain's circuitry to understand memory. ## Derived Forms - macrocircuitry - microcircuitry - minicircuitry - nanocircuitry - neurocircuitry - subcircuitry ## Etymology From circuit + -ry. ## AI Etymology Circuitry is from circuit plus -ry. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, circuitry denotes the system of electrical circuits inside a device, considered as a whole and the connected network of nerves in the brain. The same word family continues in derived forms such as macrocircuitry, microcircuitry, minicircuitry, and nanocircuitry. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown