circuitnoun詞源 1/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

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  The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

  • After 27 days the moon has made one circuit among the stars, moving from west to east. But in those 27 days the sun has likewise moved eastwardly, about 27 degrees. The moon, then, has to make one circuit and a little more in order to be again in the line joining the earth and sun, in order to be again 'new.'
  • 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.
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  The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

  • Circuit of the wall from the east to the West
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  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.
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  The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

  • "Fondling," she saith, "since I have hemm'd thee here Within the circuit of this ivory pale, I'll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer: Feed where thou wilt, on mountain, or in dale; Graze on my lips; and if those hills be dry, Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie."
  • A circuit wide enclosed with goodliest trees.
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  businesselectrical-engineeringelectricityEnclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

  • The parts within these series and parallel sub-circuits may be arranged in different ways without changing what the circuit does. Large circuits are made of combinations of smaller series and parallel circuits.
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  A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job

  • Having cut his teeth on London's take-no-prisoners comedy circuit he can handle hecklers too, sometimes with musical accompaniment; recent shows see him armed with a veritable chamber orchestra's worth of instruments, all of which he plays.
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  lawThe jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

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  The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.

circuitverb詞源 1/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

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  obsoleteTo move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.

  • perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes
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  obsoleteTo travel around.

  • Having circuited the air.

circuitnoun詞源 2/ˈsɜː.kɪt/

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  historicalVarious administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

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  historicalVarious administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

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  historicalVarious administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

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• circuit court