HyperDic: closed_circuit

English > 1 sense of the expression closed circuit:
NOUNartifactclosed circuit, loopa complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
English > closed circuit: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates.
Synonymloop
Narrowerparallel circuit, shunt circuitA closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Broadercircuit, electrical circuit, electric circuitAn electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Oppositeopen circuitAn incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
Spanishcircuito cerrado
Adjectivesclosed-circuitrelating to or consisting of a closed circuit

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