noun
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Synonyms
electrical circuit
electric circuit
noun
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
Synonyms
Examples
- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
noun
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
Examples
- she's a familiar name on the club circuit
- on the lecture circuit
- the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district
- the international tennis circuit
noun
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
Synonyms
Examples
- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
noun
(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations)
Examples
- one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
noun
a racetrack for automobile races
Synonyms
racing circuit
noun
movement once around a course
Synonyms
Examples
- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
verb
make a circuit
Examples
- They were circuiting about the state