- an act or instance of going or moving around.
- a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round.
- a roundabout journey or course.
- a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route.
- the persons making such a journey.
- the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.
- the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object.
- the space within a bounding line; district: the circuit of the valley.
- Electricity.
- the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.
- any well-defined segment of a complete circuit.
- a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication.
- a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies.
- a league or association: He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit.
- to go or move around; make the circuit of.
- to go or move in a circuit.
- (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.
- a complete route or course, esp one that is curved or circular or that lies around an object
- the area enclosed within such a route
- the act of following such a route
- a complete path through which an electric current can flow
- (as modifier)
- a periodical journey around an area, as made by judges, salesmen, etc
- the route traversed or places visited on such a journey
- the persons making such a journey
- an administrative division of the Methodist Church comprising a number of neighbouring churches
- one of six areas into which England is divided for the administration of justice
- a number of theatres, cinemas, etc, under one management or in which the same film is shown or in which a company of performers plays in turn
- sport
- a series of tournaments in which the same players regularly take part
- the contestants who take part in such a series
- a motor racing track, usually of irregular shape
- to make or travel in a circuit around (something)
