Circuit - Definition

n 1: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical
current to flow [syn: circuit, electrical circuit,
electric circuit]
2: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or
area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a
quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the
island" [syn: tour, circuit]
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"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge
makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the
international tennis circuit"
4: the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had
walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all
races over the whole circumference of the globe" [syn:
circumference, circuit]
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 [syn: racing circuit,
circuit]
7: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
for insurance" [syn: lap, circle, circuit]
v 1: make a circuit; "They were circuiting about the state"