circuit
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Types & categories
- electrical device hypernym
- bridge circuit hyponym
- bridged-T hyponym
- closed circuit hyponym
- computer circuit hyponym
- delay line hyponym
- feedback circuit hyponym
- flip-flop hyponym
- clipper hyponym
- data link hyponym
- open circuit hyponym
- pulse timing circuit hyponym
- resonant circuit hyponym
- series circuit hyponym
- squelch circuit hyponym
- tank circuit hyponym
- T-network hyponym
- wiring hyponym
Parts & wholes
- electronic equipment part holonym
- capacitor part meronym
- choke part meronym
- electrical relay part meronym
- resistor part meronym
- short circuit part meronym
- electrical shunt part meronym
- vacuum tube part meronym
Sense 2 verb
make a circuit
They were circuiting about the state
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
they took an extended tour of Europe
Types & categories
- journey hypernym
- walkabout hyponym
- grand tour hyponym
- grand tour hyponym
- itineration hyponym
- package tour hyponym
- pub crawl hyponym
- whistle-stop tour hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
she's a familiar name on the club circuit
Types & categories
- route hypernym
Related & opposite
- circuit derivation
Sense 5 noun
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
he had walked the full circumference of his land
Types & categories
- border hypernym
Related & opposite
- circumferential derivation
- encompassinga derivation
Sense 6 noun
(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
Types & categories
- group hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Sense 7 noun
a racetrack for automobile races
Types & categories
- racetrack hypernym
Related & opposite
- Great Britain domain region
Sense 8 noun
movement once around a course
he drove an extra lap just for insurance
Types & categories
- locomotion hypernym
- pace lap hyponym
- victory lap hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | electronic equipment |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | capacitor |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | choke |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | electrical relay |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | resistor |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | short circuit |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | electrical shunt |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | vacuum tube |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridge circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridged-T |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | closed circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | computer circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delay line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | feedback circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flip-flop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clipper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | data link |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pulse timing circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resonant circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | series circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | squelch circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tank circuit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | T-network |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wiring |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tour |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circuit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tourer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tour |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | circuit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | journey |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | walkabout |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grand tour |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grand tour |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | itineration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | package tour |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pub crawl |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | whistle-stop tour |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circuit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | route |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumferential |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | encompassinga |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | border |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | group |
| 7 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | racetrack |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbitual |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | locomotion |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pace lap |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | victory lap |