circuit (noun)

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• circuit — noun 1 path for an electric current ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ The lights were not working because of a short circuit. ▪ closed ▪ integrated, printed ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• circuit — ► NOUN 1) a roughly circular line, route, or movement. 2) Brit. a track used for motor racing. 3) a system of conductors and components forming a complete path for an electric current. 4) an established series of sporting events or entertainments …   English terms dictionary

• circuit judge — noun : a judge who holds a circuit court * * * a judge of a circuit court. [1795 1805, Amer.] * * * circuit judge noun A judge in a county or crown court • • • Main Entry: ↑circuit * * * circuit judge UK US noun [countable] [ …   Useful english dictionary

• circuit board — noun a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer s capabilities • Syn: ↑circuit card, ↑board, ↑card, ↑plug in, ↑add in • Hypernyms: ↑printed circuit • …   Useful english dictionary

• circuit training — noun A form of athletic training consisting of a repeated series of exercises • • • Main Entry: ↑circuit * * * circuit training UK US noun [uncountable] an activity in which you do a series of hard physical exercises one after the other in order… …   Useful english dictionary

• circuit court — noun : a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district: as a. : an English court authorized by commission from the crown that is held in one of the seven circuits of the kingdom by a judge designated by the lord chancellor to …   Useful english dictionary

• circuit — cir·cuit n 1 a: a route formerly taken by traveling judges b: a district established within a state or the federal judicial system see also the judicial system in the back matter 2 cap: the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial… …   Law dictionary

• circuit — noun a) The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth around the sun. The circuit or compass …   Wiktionary

• circuit board — ➔ board1 * * * circuit board UK US noun [C] IT ► a set of electrical connections made by thin lines of metal fixed onto a surface, used in computers and other electronic equipment: »The motherboard is the main circuit board in a computer. → See… …   Financial and business terms

• circuit judge — ➔ judge1 * * * circuit judge UK US noun [C] LAW ► a judge who travels to and works in the courts that are in different places within a particular area s court system: »The senior judges fill in for district and circuit judges who are ill, on… …   Financial and business terms

• circuit — UK US /ˈsɜːkɪt/ noun [C] ► IT a path for an electric current to flow through: »The most advanced chip technology, which uses circuits 65 nanometers apart, loses almost half of its power to leakage. »an electrical/electronic circuit → See also… …   Financial and business terms