| NOUN | artifact | closed circuit, loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
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| Meaning | A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates. | |
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| Synonym | loop | |
| Narrower | parallel circuit, shunt circuit | A closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
| Broader | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Opposite | open circuit | An incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
| Spanish | circuito cerrado | |
| Adjectives | closed-circuit | relating to or consisting of a closed circuit |
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