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circuit

cir·cuit [ súrkit ]


noun  (plural cir·cuits)
Definition:
 
1. circular path: a route or path that follows a curved course and finishes at the point at which it began

2. area bounded by circular path: an area that lies inside a circular route or path

3. single trip around circular path: a single complete trip around a circular route or path

4. regular trip: a trip that somebody such as a salesperson or circuit court judge regularly makes around an area

5. law stops during trip: the places visited by somebody on a regular circuit, especially those where a circuit court judge sits periodically

6. round of events: a series of events or places regularly attended or visited by the same group of people

7. ongoing series of competitions: an ongoing series of competitions or tournaments in which the same group of players regularly participate

8. electricity route for electricity: a route around which an electrical current can flow, beginning and ending at the same point

9. sports set of exercises: a complete round of exercises in circuit training

10. performing arts chain of arts locations: a group of theaters, movie theaters, or clubs under the same management or showing the same performances or movies in rotation

11. christianity local group of Methodist churches: a group of Methodist churches that form a local division of the Church's national administration



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle cir·cuit·ed, present participle cir·cuit·ing, 3rd person present singular cir·cuits)
Definition:
 
move around along circular path: to follow a circuit around something ( formal )

[14th century. Via French< Latin circuitus< circuire "go around" < ire "go"]
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