Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - circuit
Circuit
circuit
n. 1 a a line or course enclosing an area; the distance round. b the area enclosed. 2 Electr. a the path of a current. b the apparatus through which a current passes. 3 a the journey of a judge in a particular district to hold courts. b this district. c the lawyers following a circuit. 4 a chain of theatres or cinemas etc. under a single management. 5 Brit. a motor-racing track. 6 a a sequence of sporting events (the US tennis circuit). b a sequence of athletic exercises. 7 a roundabout journey. 8 a a group of local Methodist churches forming a minor administrative unit. b the journey of an itinerant minister within this. Phrases and idioms circuit-breaker an automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electrical circuit. Etymology: ME f. OF, f. L circuitus f. CIRCUM- + ire it- go
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I. noun Usage: often attributive see: issue Date: 14th century 1. a usually circular line encompassing an area, the space enclosed within such a line, 2. a course around a periphery, a ~ous or indirect route, 3. a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory, the route traveled, a group of church congregations ministered to by one pastor, 4. the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy, an assemblage of electronic elements ; hookup, a two-way communication path between points (as in a computer), a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel, 5. an association of similar groups ; league, a number or series of public outlets (as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentation, a number of similar social gatherings , ~al adjective II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to make a ~ about, intransitive verb to make a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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