circuit

circuit
cir•cuit
[[t]ˈsɜr kɪt[/t]] n.
1) an act or instance of going or moving around
2) a circular journey; round
3) a roundabout journey or course
4)
a) a periodical journey from place to place, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route
b) the persons making such a journey
c) the route followed or district covered
5) the line bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object
6) elm
a) the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors
b) any well-defined segment of a complete circuit
7) tgp a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usu. comprising two channels for interactive communication
8) sbz a number of theaters, clubs, parks, or the like controlled by one management, devoted to one pursuit, or visited in turn by the same participants
9) a league or association:
a softball circuit[/ex]
10) to go or move around; make the circuit of
11) to go or move in a circuit
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L circuitus, var. of circumitus circular motion, cycle < circu(m)i-, var. s. of circu(m)īre to go round, circle (circum- circum-+īre to go); cf. ambit, exit I cir′cuit•al, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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