nnoun.artifactan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowSynset:electric circuit electrical circuit
Part Holonyms:electronic equipment
Hypernyms:electrical device
Inherited Hypernyms:circuitelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:T-networkbridgebridge circuitbridged-Tclipperclosed circuitcomputer circuitdata linkdelay linefeedback circuitfeedback loopflip-floplimiterlinkloopopen circuitpulse timing circuitresonant circuitresonatorseries circuitsquelchsquelch circuitsquelchertank circuitwiring
Part Meronyms:capacitance capacitor condenser electrical condenser choke choke coil choking coil electrical relay relay resistance resistor short short circuit bypass electrical shunt shunt electron tube thermionic tube thermionic vacuum tube thermionic valve tube vacuum tube
Full Hyponyms:acoustic delay lineand circuitbridgebridged-tcircuit boardclosed circuitcomputer circuitcontrol circuitcpu boarddelay lineelectromagnetic delay linefeedback circuitflip-flopgateintegrated circuitinterfacelight circuitlimiterlinkmodulenand circuitopen circuitor circuitparallel circuitparallel interfacepc boardprinted circuitpulse timing circuitresonatorserial portseries circuitsmall computer system interfacesquelch circuitt-networktank circuitwheatstone bridgewiringx-or circuit
nnoun.acta journey or route all the way around a particular place or areaSynset:tour
Examples:- they took an extended tour of Europe
- we took a quick circuit of the park
- a ten-day coach circuit of the island
Derivationally Related Form:tourtouristcircuit
Hypernyms:journey journeying
Inherited Hypernyms:tourjourneytravelmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:grand touritinerationpackage holidaypackage tourpub crawlwalkaboutwhistle-stop tour
Full Hyponyms:grand touritinerationpackage tourpub crawlwalkaboutwhistle-stop tour
nnoun.locationan established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel toExamples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:circuit
Hypernyms:itinerary path route
Inherited Hypernyms:circuitpathlinelocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationthe boundary line encompassing an area or objectSynset:circumference
Examples:- he had walked the full circumference of his land
- a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
Derivationally Related Form:circumferentialcircumferent
Hypernyms:border borderline boundary line delimitation mete
Inherited Hypernyms:circumferenceboundary lineboundaryextremityregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.group(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 appealsTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Hypernyms:group grouping
Inherited Hypernyms:circuitgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta racetrack for automobile racesRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:racing circuit
Hypernyms:racecourse racetrack raceway track
Inherited Hypernyms:racing circuitracetrackcoursefacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actmovement once around a courseSynset:circle lap
Examples:- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Derivationally Related Form:circularcircle
Hypernyms:locomotion travel
Inherited Hypernyms:laplocomotionmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:lap of honourpace lapvictory lap
Full Hyponyms:pace lapvictory lap
vverb.motionmake a circuitExamples:- They were circuiting about the state
Derivationally Related Form:circuit
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:circuittravel
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