circuitry

B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

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

From circuit + -ry.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# 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
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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