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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycir·cuit I \ˈsər-kət\ noun USAGE often attributive ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French circuite, from Latin circuitus, from circumire, circuire to go around, from circum- + ire to go — more at issue DATE 14th century 1. a. a usually circular line encompassing an area b. the space enclosed within such a line2. a. a course around a periphery b. a circuitous or indirect route3. a. a regular tour (as by a traveling judge or preacher) around an assigned district or territory b. the route traveled c. a group of church congregations ministered to by one pastor4. a. the complete path of an electric current including usually the source of electric energy b. an assemblage of electronic elements : hookup c. a two-way communication path between points (as in a computer) d. a neuronal pathway of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel5. a. an association of similar groups : league b. a number or series of public outlets (as theaters, radio shows, or arenas) offering the same kind of presentation c. a number of similar social gatherings the cocktail circuit• cir·cuit·al \-kə-təl\ adjective II verb DATE 15th century transitive verb: to make a circuit aboutintransitive verb: to make a circuit English Etymologycircuit 1382, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. circuit, from L. circuitus "a going around," from stem of circuire, circumire "go around," from circum "around" + -ire "to go." Electrical sense is from 1800. Circuit breaker is recorded from 1874. Circuitry is recorded from 1946. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcircuit noun 1 path for an electric current ADJ. short The lights were not working because of a short circuit. | closed | integrated, printed | electrical, electronic VERB + CIRCUIT break CIRCUIT + NOUN diagram 2 places visited by sb in a particular job/sport ADJ. amateur, professional Talent scouts spotted him playing on the amateur circuit. | international, world | cabaret, festival, lecture, tennis, etc. PREP. on a/the ~ She's a well-known figure on the international lecture circuit. 3 circular journey around sth ADJ. complete VERB + CIRCUIT do, make We did a complete circuit of the park in twenty minutes. PREP. ~ ofOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7circuitcir·cuit / 5sE:kit; NAmE 5sE:rkit / noun1. a line, route, or journey around a place 环行；环行路线: The race ended with eight laps of a city centre circuit. 比赛以环绕城中心跑八圈结束。 The earth takes a year to make a circuit of (= go around) the sun. 地球绕太阳运行一周需要一年的时间。 2. the complete path of wires and equipment along which an electric current flows 电路；线路: an electrical circuit 电路 a circuit diagram (= one showing all the connections in the different parts of the circuit ) 电路图 ⇨ see also integrated circuit , printed circuit , short circuit 3. (in sport 体育运动) a series of games or matches in which the same players regularly take part 巡回赛: the women's tennis circuit 女子网球巡回赛 4. a track for cars or motorcycles to race around 赛车道5. a series of places or events of a particular kind at which the same people appear or take part 巡回；巡游: the lecture / cabaret circuit 巡回讲学/卡巴莱歌舞巡回表演 ⇨ see also closed-circuit television 6. a regular journey made by a judge to hear court cases in each of the courts of law in a particular area (法官的)巡回审判 OLTcircuit noun⇨ raceWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcir·cuitI. \ˈsərkə̇t, -ə̄k-, -əik-, usu -kə̇d.+V\ noun(-s)Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French circuite, from Latin circuitus, from past participle of circuire, circumire to go around, from circum- + ire to go — more at issue1. a. : a usually more or less circular line encompassing an area : circumference < a swamp about 10 miles in circuit > b. : the course around the four bases in baseball < he hit for the circuit >2. : the act of moving around typically in an orbit or a circular course : a circular route : a course around a periphery : revolution < the periodic circuit of the earth around the sun > < the sightseeing newcomer makes the circuit of the state — American Guide Series: Florida >3. a. : a roundabout way : a circuitous or indirect course < describing a circuit rather than a straight course > b. obsolete : roundabout speech : circumlocution4. : space enclosed within a circumference or periphery : area, scope < the circuit of the duke's lands >5. a. : an appointed or accustomed course from place to place in following a calling < the old “mail rider”, who was just returning on his circuit of twenty-six miles — Ellen Glasgow > b. : the route of a traveling judge or preacher around a district or territory assigned to him < lawyers rode the circuits like the backwoods preachers of the day — American Guide Series: Tennessee > c. : a judicial district legally established < the state shall be divided into thirteen circuits — W.Vahttp://W.Va. Constitution > also : the judges and lawyers making a circuit d. : a group of church congregations ministered to or under the supervision of one pastor (as in the Methodist Church)6. a. : the complete path of an electric current including any displacement current b. : a specified portion of a circuit < external circuit > < generator circuit > c. : the region through which the magnetic flux from any source extends especially when largely confined within a ferromagnetic body (as a magnet)7. a. : association, conference, league < baseball circuit > < football circuit > b. : a series of harness races held at associated tracks according to a more or less permanent schedule c. : a group of motion-picture theaters owned by one company d. : a number of associated theaters at which productions are presented in turn e. : an association, ring, or coterie sharing common interests or similar practices and gathering or performing at various places at different times < the nightclub circuit > < the small college circuit >8. a. : an assemblage of electronic elements : hookup b. : a system for two-way communication between two places (as by telegraph, telephone, or radio)9. : a closed path followed by a fluid in a mechanical system < hydraulic circuit > < oil circuit >II. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)transitive verb: to make a circuit about < an automobile route circuiting the Back Bay section of Portland — American Guide Series: Maine >: go or move in a circuit aboutintransitive verb: to go or move over a circuit < while five of my brethren are circuiting about the state — O.W.Holmes †1935 >

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