English > electric circuit: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
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Synonyms | circuit, electrical 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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