circuit
 cir·cuit (sûrʹkĭt) simple electrical circuit systemClarinda/Academy Artworksn.
1.
a. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
b. The region enclosed by such a line. See Synonyms at circumference.
2.
a. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
b. The act of following such a path or route.
c. A journey made on such a path or route.
3. Electronics.
a. A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
b. A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
4.
a. A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round:
a salesperson on the Detroit-Minneapolis-Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
b. The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
5.
a. An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
b. A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
c. An association of teams or clubs.
d. A series of competitions held in different places.intr. & tr.v. cir·cuit·ed, cir·cuit·ing, cir·cuits
To make a circuit or circuit of. [Middle English, circumference, from Old French, from Latin circuitus, a going around, from past participle of circumīre, to go around : circum-, circum- + īre, to go; See ei- in Indo-European Roots.]
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