circuit
Definition
- n. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- n. an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- n. (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- v. make a circuit
Word forms
- Past participle
- circuited
- Present participle
- circuiting
- Past tense
- circuited
- Third person singular
- circuits
Example sentences
n.
The marathon runners followed a circuit that took them through the city park.
n.
The electrician repaired the broken circuit to ensure the lights would work again.