circuit
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pluralcircuits
Britannica Dictionary definition of CIRCUIT
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1
:a series of performances, sports events, lectures, etc., that are held or done at many different places —usually singular
- She will be on a lecturecircuit [=she will be traveling from place to place giving lectures] promoting her new book.
- He is one of the most popular drivers on the (racing)circuit.
- the women's tenniscircuit
2
:a path or trip around something —often +of
- It takes a year for the Earth to make onecircuit around the sun.
- She made acircuit of the museum.
3
:the complete path that an electric current travels along — see alsoclosed-circuit,integrated circuit,printed circuit,short circuit
- electric/electroniccircuits
- a 120-voltcircuit
4
US, law
a orCircuit:a legal district that is established within a state or within the federal judicial system
- She was appointed chief judge for thecircuit.
- The case will be heard by a court in the ThirdCircuit.
b Circuit:a court of appeals for a particular circuit in the federal judicial system
- The SecondCircuit ruled today against the plaintiff.
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