a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round.
a roundabout journey or course.
a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route.
the persons making such a journey.
the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.
the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object.
the space within a bounding line; district:the circuit of the valley.
Electricity
Also called electric circuit.the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.
any well-defined segment of a complete circuit.
Telecommunicationsa means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Cf. channel1 (def. 12).
Show Businessa number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies.
a league or association:He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit.
Lawmaking, Idiomsride circuit, (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.
v.t.
to go or move around; make the circuit of.
v.i.
to go or move in a circuit.
Latin circuitus, variant of circumitus circular motion, cycle, equivalent. to circu(m)i-, variant stem of circu(m)īre to go round, circle (circum-circum- + īre to go) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; compare ambit,exit
Middle English 1350–1400
cir′cuit•al, adj.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tour, revolution, orbit.
7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged circumference, perimeter, periphery, boundary, compass.
8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged region, compass, area, range, field.