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circuit.

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɜː.kɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɝ.kɪt/General-American/ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/South-Asia/sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/South-Asia, proscribed
  1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

  2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

  3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

  4. The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

  5. Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

  6. A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job

  7. The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

  8. Abbreviation of circuit court.

    abbreviation · alt-of
  9. The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.

  10. A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.

  11. A track on which a race is held; a racetrack

  12. circumlocution

    obsolete
  13. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.

  14. A closed trail.

  15. A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.

  16. A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.

verb/ˈsɜː.kɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɝ.kɪt/General-American/ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/South-Asia/sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/South-Asia, proscribed
  1. To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.

    intransitive · obsolete
  2. To travel around.

    obsolete · transitive
    Having circuited the air.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.

noun/ˈsɜː.kɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɝ.kɪt/General-American/ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/South-Asia/sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/South-Asia, proscribed
  1. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.

    historical
  2. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.

    historical
  3. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.

    historical
Where this word comes from

A calque of Chinese 道 (dào) or 路 (lù).

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