circuit

UK /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ US /ˈsɝ.kɪt/
noun 8verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

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

After 27 days the moon has made one circuit among the stars, moving from west to east. But in those 27 days the sun has likewise moved eastwardly, about 27 degrees. The moon, then, has to make one circuit and a little more in order to be again in the line joining the earth and sun, in order to be again 'new.'

In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain.

2

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

Circuit of the wall from the east to the West

3

That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious sun's transparent beams, Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.

4

The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

"Fondling," she saith, "since I have hemm'd thee here Within the circuit of this ivory pale, I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer: Feed where thou wilt, on mountain, or in dale; Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie."

A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.

5

Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be arranged in different ways without changing what the circuit does. Large circuits are made of combinations of smaller series and parallel circuits.

verb

1

To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.

perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes

2

To travel around.

Having circuited the air.

noun

1

Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

2

Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

3

Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

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