transcription, транскрипция: [ sɜ:(r)kɪt ]
( circuits)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
Any attempts to cut through the cabling will break the electrical circuit.
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see also closed-circuit , short-circuit
2.
A circuit is a series of places that are visited regularly by a person or group, especially as a part of their job.
It’s a common problem, the one I’m asked about most when I’m on the lecture circuit.
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3.
A racing circuit is a track on which cars, motorbikes, or cycles race. ( mainly BRIT )
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4.
A circuit of a place or area is a journey all the way round it. ( FORMAL )
She made a slow circuit of the room.
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