circuit (n.)

  1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

    [ Syn: electrical circuit , electric 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

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: racing circuit ]

  7. movement once around a course; he drove an extra lap just for insurance

    [ Syn: lap , circle ]

    circuit (v.)

  1. make a circuit; They were circuiting about the state'

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