circuit

/sˈɝkət/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
2. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
   “they took an extended tour of Europe”
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”
4. the boundary line encompassing an area or object
   “he had walked the full circumference of his land”
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
7. movement once around a course
   “he drove an extra lap just for insurance”

verb

1. make a circuit
   “They were circuiting about the state”

Synonyms for circuit

• electrical circuit
• electric circuit
• tour
• circumference
• racing circuit
• lap
• circle

Words that rhyme with circuit

• microcircuit
• turcott