- Circuit
- Circuit \Cir"cuit\, v. t. To travel around. [Obs.] ``Having circuited the air.'' --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Circuit
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circuit — [ sirkɥi ] n. m. • 1257; circuite n. f. 1220; lat. circuitus, de circuire, circumire « faire le tour » 1 ♦ Vieilli Distance à parcourir pour faire le tour d un lieu. ⇒ contour, périmètre, pourtour, 3. tour. Le parc a quatre kilomètres de circuit … Encyclopédie Universelle
Circuit — may mean: In science and technology Circuit theory, the theory of accomplishing work by routing electrons, gas, fluids, or other matter through a loop Pneumatic circuit Hydraulic circuit Boolean circuit circuit (computer theory) Integer circuit a … Wikipedia
Circuit — Cir cuit, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr. circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to go.] 1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circuit TI — Circuit international d Okayama 34°54′54″N 134°13′16″E / 34.915, 134.22111 … Wikipédia en Français
circuit — cir·cuit n 1 a: a route formerly taken by traveling judges b: a district established within a state or the federal judicial system see also the judicial system in the back matter 2 cap: the court of appeals for a circuit in the federal judicial… … Law dictionary
circuit — CIRCUÍT, circuite, s.n. 1. Ansamblu de fire şi dispozitive bune conducătoare de electricitate care, împreună cu sursa curentului, formează un traseu închis pentru trecerea unui curent. ♢ (electron.; în sintagma) Circuit imprimat = circuit… … Dicționar Român
circuit — CIRCUIT. sub. mas. (Ce mot est de trois syllabes.) Enceinte, tour. Le circuit de la Ville. Faire le circuit des murailles. Le circuit d une Province. Un grand circuit. Un long circuit. Cette Ville a une grande lieue de circuit. [b]f♛/b] On dit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
circuit — CIRCUIT. s. m. Enceinte, tour. Le circuit de la ville. faire le circuit des murailles. le circuit d une Province. un grand circuit. un long circuit. cette ville a une grande lieüe de circuit. On dit fig. Circuit de paroles, & cela se prend pour… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
circuit — UK US /ˈsɜːkɪt/ noun [C] ► IT a path for an electric current to flow through: »The most advanced chip technology, which uses circuits 65 nanometers apart, loses almost half of its power to leakage. »an electrical/electronic circuit → See also… … Financial and business terms
circuit — [sʉr′kit] n. [ME < OFr < L circuitus, a going around, circuit < circumire < circum (see CIRCUM ) + ire, to go: see YEAR] 1. the line or the length of the line forming the boundaries of an area 2. the area bounded 3. the act of going… … English World dictionary
circuit — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. circuit (14c.), from L. circuitus a going around, from stem of circuire, circumire go around, from circum round (see CIRCUM (Cf. circum )) + ire to go (see ION (Cf. ion)). Electrical sense is from 1 … Etymology dictionary
