circuit : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
  AND gate.
  

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• noun (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
  borscht circuit; borscht belt; borsht belt.
  
  • many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit

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• noun (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
  borscht circuit; borscht belt; borsht belt.
  
  • many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit

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Break"-cir`cuit noun

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1. (Elec.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.

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• noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
  bridge.
  

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• (Law), a longer course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in view.

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• noun a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
  add-in; board; plug-in; circuit board; card.
  

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• noun a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
  breaker.
  

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• noun a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
  add-in; board; plug-in; circuit board; card.
  

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• (Law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see Circuit, 6). In the United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. Some of the individual States also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.

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• noun one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
  

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• noun a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
  loop.
  

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• adjective relating to or consisting of a closed circuit
  
  • closed-circuit television

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• noun a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)
  

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• noun a circuit that is part of a computer
  

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• noun a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input
  control circuit.
  

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• noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
  electric circuit; circuit.
  

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• noun an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
  electric circuit; circuit.
  

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• noun a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
  feedback loop.
  

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• . (Elec.) See under Circuit.

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• noun a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component
  microcircuit.
  

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• noun wiring that provides power to electric lights
  light circuit.
  

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• noun wiring that provides power to electric lights
  light circuit.
  

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• (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery.

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• noun a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate
  NAND gate.
  

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• noun a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input
  control circuit.
  

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• noun an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
  

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• (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is incomplete, or interrupted at some point; opposed to an uninterrupted, or closed circuit.

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• noun a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire
  OR gate.
  

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• noun a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
  parallel circuit.
  

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• noun computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered
  

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• noun a circuit that times pulses
  

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• noun a racetrack for automobile races
  circuit.
  

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• noun an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
  resonator.
  

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• (Elec.), a circuit or coil in which a current is produced by the induction of a current in a neighboring circuit or coil called the primary circuit or coil.

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• noun a circuit having its parts connected serially
  

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• noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
  short.
  

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Short" cir"cuit

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1. (Elec.) A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity.

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• verb hamper the progress of; impede
  
  • short-circuit warm feelings
• verb create a short circuit in
  short.
  
• verb avoid something unpleasant or laborious
  get around; go around; bypass.
  
  • You cannot bypass these rules!

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Short"-cir`cuit transitive verb

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imperfect & past participle Short-circuited; present participle & verbal noun Short-circuiting

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1. (Elec.) To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance.

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• noun a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
  parallel circuit.
  

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• noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
  squelch; squelcher.
  

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• noun an oscillatory circuit
  

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• noun a telephone connection
  line; phone line; subscriber line; telephone line.
  

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• to go around; to go a roundabout way.

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• a continous electrical communication between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of electricity is established.

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• . See under Circuit.

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• . See under Circuit.

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• noun gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire
  X-OR circuit; XOR gate.
  

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• noun gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire
  X-OR circuit; XOR gate.
  

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