circuit

CEFRC1

/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A complete path through which electricity can flow.

  2. 02

    noun

    A route that begins and ends at the same place.

Examples

  • The protection circuit is built into the system.

  • The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/
  • /sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

  2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

  3. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

More examples

In context

  • You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.

  • Having circuited the air.

  • Interlagos is the 24th track Hamilton has won at in F1, which is more than any other driver in history. The only circuit on the current calendar that Hamilton hasn’t won at is Baku, which only joined the schedule this year.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.