circuit
//ˈsɜː.kɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- circuits
Definitions
1.The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- 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.
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.
- A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3278
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English circuit
From Old French circuit
From Latin circuitus (“a going round”)
From circuire (“go round”)
From circum (“around”) + ire.