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circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
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electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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bridge circuit,
bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players
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bridged-t a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
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capacitor,
electrical condenser,
capacitance,
condenser an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
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choke coil,
choking coil,
choke a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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closed circuit,
loop a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
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computer circuit a circuit that is part of a computer
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delay line a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
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feedback circuit,
feedback loop a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
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flip-flop a backward somersault
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limiter,
clipper (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
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data link,
link a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
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open circuit an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
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pulse timing circuit a circuit that times pulses
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electrical relay,
relay the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"
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resistor,
resistance an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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resonant circuit,
resonator any system that resonates
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series circuit a circuit having its parts connected serially
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short circuit,
short accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
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electrical shunt,
bypass,
shunt a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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squelch circuit,
squelch,
squelcher an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
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tank circuit an oscillatory circuit
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t-network a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them
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electron tube,
thermionic tube,
thermionic vacuum tube,
thermionic valve,
vacuum tube,
tube conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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wiring the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
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circuit - (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals |
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group,
grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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circuit - an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" |
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route,
itinerary,
path a way especially designed for a particular use
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circuit - make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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