a complete route or course, esp one that is curved or circular or that lies around an object
b.
the area enclosed within such a route
2.
the act of following such a route
we made three circuits of the course
3.
a.
a complete path through which an electric current can flow
b.
(as modifier)
a circuit diagram
4.
a.
a periodical journey around an area, as made by judges, salespeople, etc
b.
the route traversed or places visited on such a journey
c.
the persons making such a journey
5.
an administrative division of the Methodist Church comprising a number of neighbouring churches
6. English law
one of six areas into which England is divided for the administration of justice
7.
a number of theatres, cinemas, etc, under one management or in which the same film is shown or in which a company of performers plays in turn
8. the circuit
9. mainly British
a motor racing track, usually of irregular shape
verb
10.
to make or travel in a circuit around (something)
Derived forms
circuital (ˈcircuital)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Latin circuitus a going around, from circumīre, from circum around + īre to go
electric circuit in American English
noun
Electricity
the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors
Word origin
[1760–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boutique, genre, icing, plunk, right of way
Examples of 'electric circuit' in a sentence
electric circuit
Furthermore, the origins of the low temperature dielectric anomalies are investigated with electric circuit fittings.
Peng Ren, Peng Liu, Bin Xia, Xi Zou, Lu You, Junling Wang, Lan Wang 2012, 'Dielectric dynamics of epitaxial BiFeO3 thin films', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4721670. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We propose a new technique of measuring user similarity in collaborative filtering using electric circuit analysis.
Joonhyuk Yang, Jinwook Kim, Wonjoon Kim, Young Hwan Kim 2012, 'Measuring user similarity using electric circuit analysis: application to collaborativefiltering.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492312?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The authors consider the resistance of a receiver placed in the electric circuit with thermoelectric elements.
Ruciński Adam, Rusowicz Artur 2017, 'Thermoelectric Generation Of Current – Theoretical And Experimental Analysis', Archives of Thermodynamicshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aoter.2017.38.issue-4/aoter-2017-0021/aoter-2017-0021.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The research was conducted with the usage of classic electric circuit theory, frequency analysis methods, generalized function theory.
V. V. Panchenko, A. S. Maslii, D. P. Pomazan, S. G. Buriakovskyi 2018, 'DETERMINATION OF PULSATION FACTORS OF THE SYSTEM OF SUPPRESSION OF INTERFERING HARMONICSOF A SEMICONDUCTOR CONVERTER', Electrical Engineering & Electromechanicshttp://eie.khpi.edu.ua/article/view/2074-272X.2018.4.04/137624. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For the tested object an equivalent model was selected in the form of a substitute electric circuit.
Dudzik Krzysztof, Jurczak Wojciech 2016, 'Influence of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) on Mechanical and Corrosion Properties ofAW-7020M and Aw-7020 Alloys', Polish Maritime Researchhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pomr.2016.23.issue-3/pomr-2016-0036/pomr-2016-0036.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The paper presents a bond-graph method for solving and analyzing an electric circuit with four or more circuit loops.
GRAVA Adriana, GRAVA Cristian, NOVAC Mihaela, PANTEA Mircea 2012, 'Bond-graph Methods for Electric Circuits Analysis', Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineeringhttp://electroinf.uoradea.ro/images/articles/CERCETARE/Reviste/JEEE/JEEE_V5_N2_OCT_2012/Grava%20A%20oct2012.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Schematic diagrams of the locomotive braking and ways of controlling the braking force by varying electric circuit parameters are presented.
L. Liudvinavičius, L. P. Lingaitis 2007, 'Electrodynamic braking in high-speed rail transport', Transporthttp://www.transport.vgtu.lt/upload/tif_zur/2007-3-liudvinavicius_lingaitis.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We performed onboard electric circuit diagnostics and antenna impedance measurement of the wire-probe antennas along the orbit.
Shoya Matsuda, Yoshiya Kasahara, Hirotsugu Kojima, Yasumasa Kasaba, Satoshi Yagitani,Mitsunori Ozaki, Tomohiko Imachi, Keigo Ishisaka, Atsushi Kumamoto, Fuminori Tsuchiya,Mamoru Ota, Satoshi Kurita, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Mitsuru Hikishima, Ayako Matsuoka,Iku Shinohara 2018, 'Onboard software of Plasma Wave Experiment aboard Arase: instrument management andsignal processing of Waveform Capture/Onboard Frequency Analyzer', Earth, Planets and Spacehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0838-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The piezoelectric elements are connected through electrodes to an external electric circuit, which consists of resistive, inductive and capacitive elements.
V. P. Matveenko, N. A. Iurlova, D. A. Oshmarin, N. V. Sevodina, M. A. Iurlov 2018, 'An approach to determination of shunt circuits parameters for damping vibrations',International Journal of Smart and Nano Materialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19475411.2018.1461144. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At the same time, it has no dependency on complex fabrication, redundant electric circuit or sensing unit arrays.
Jixiao Liu, Na Liu, Kazunobu Hashimoto, Chuizhou Meng, Shijie Guo 2019, 'Touch position identification based on a flexible array-less supercapacitive tactilesensor', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5078943. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)