English > circuit: 8 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
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| Synonyms | electrical circuit, electric circuit |
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| Part of | electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
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| Parts | capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser | An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge |
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| choke, choke coil, choking coil | A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
| relay, electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
| resistor, resistance | An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current |
| short circuit, short | Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
| shunt, electrical shunt, bypass | A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current |
| tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
| Narrower | T-network | A circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them |
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| bridge, bridge circuit | A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected |
| bridged-T | A circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits |
| closed circuit, loop | A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
| computer circuit | A circuit that is part of a computer |
| delay line | A circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
| feedback circuit, feedback loop | A circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
| flip-flop | An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states |
| limiter, clipper | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude |
| link, data link | An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| open circuit | An incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
| pulse timing circuit | A circuit that times pulses |
| resonator, resonant circuit | An electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude |
| series circuit | A circuit having its parts connected serially |
| squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher | An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise |
| tank circuit | An oscillatory circuit |
| wiring | A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
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| Spanish | circuito eléctrico, circuito |
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| Catalan | circuit elèctric, circuit |
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