noun
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑circuit, ↑electrical circuit
• Hypernyms: ↑electrical device
• Hyponyms:
↑bridge, ↑bridge circuit, ↑bridged-T, ↑closed circuit, ↑loop, ↑computer circuit, ↑delay line, ↑feedback circuit, ↑feedback loop, ↑flip-flop, ↑limiter, ↑clipper, ↑link, ↑data link, ↑open circuit, ↑pulse timing circuit, ↑resonator, ↑resonant circuit, ↑series circuit, ↑squelch circuit, ↑squelch, ↑squelcher, ↑tank circuit, ↑T-network, ↑wiring
• Part Holonyms: ↑electronic equipment
• Part Meronyms:
↑capacitor, ↑capacitance, ↑condenser, ↑electrical condenser, ↑choke, ↑choke coil, ↑choking coil, ↑relay, ↑electrical relay, ↑resistor, ↑resistance, ↑short circuit, ↑short, ↑shunt, ↑electrical shunt, ↑bypass, ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑thermionic valve
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circuit (def. 9a).
[1760-70]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.