circuit meaning and definition

CIRCUIT noun

Definition of circuit (noun)

1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
   • synonyms: electric circuit, electrical circuit
2. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
   • "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
   • synonyms: tour
3. an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
   • "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit"
4. the boundary line encompassing an area or object
   • "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
   • synonyms: circumference
5. (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
6. a racetrack for automobile races
   • synonyms: racing circuit
7. movement once around a course
   • "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
   • synonyms: circle, lap

CIRCUIT verb

Definition of circuit (verb)

1. make a circuit
   • "They were circuiting about the state"