Circuit
Translation- Circuit
- Circuit Cir"cuit, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr.
circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to
go.]
1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle
or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the
earth round the sun. --Watts.
[1913 Webster]
2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area. [1913 Webster]
The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles. --J. Stow. [1913 Webster]
3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown. [1913 Webster]
The golden circuit on my head. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits. [1913 Webster]
A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher. [1913 Webster]
6. (a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice. --Bouvier. (b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors. [1913 Webster]
7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] ``Thou hast used no circuit of words.'' --Huloet. [1913 Webster]
{Circuit court} (Law), a court which sits successively in different places in its circuit (see {Circuit}, 6). In the United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a special circuit judge, together with the judge of the district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal cognizance. Some of the individual States also have circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.
{Circuit of action} or {Circuity of action} (Law), a longer course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in view.
{To make a circuit}, to go around; to go a roundabout way.
{Voltaic circle} or {Galvanic circle} or {Voltaic circuit} or {Galvanic circuit}, a continous electrical communication between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of electricity is established. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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circuit — 1> кругооборот; кругообращение; круговращение; обращение (вокруг чего л) Ex: the Moon s circuit of the Earth обращение Луны вокруг Земли 2> виток (орбиты); оборот (спутника) 3> спец. круговое обращение, циркуляция 4> окружность; длина окружности… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
circuit — 1. noun 1) кругооборот 2) длина окружности circuit of the globe окружность земного шара 3) объезд, круговая поездка make a circuit take acircuit 4) leg. выездная сессия суда (тж. circuit court) 5) округ (судебный,церковный и т. п.); участок,… … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Circuit — (engl., spr. ßörlĭt v. lat. circuitus, »Umkreis«), im engl. Gerichtswesen die Rundreise, die jeder Richter des Obergerichts (High Court of Justice) in Westminster Hall viermal im Jahre zur Abhaltung von Geschwornengerichten in den… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Circuit — Cir cuit, v. i. To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate. [Obs.] J. Philips. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circuit — Cir cuit, v. t. To travel around. [Obs.] Having circuited the air. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circuit — 1) схема; цепь; контур 2) эл. сеть 3) связь канал; линия; тракт 4) шлейф (в телефонии) 5) движение по орбите 6) цикл (годографа) • to track circuits сопрягать контуры in line hydraulic circuit tee test hydraulic circuit absorption circuit ac… … Англо-русский словарь технических терминов
circuit — 1) сеть 2) кругооборот 3) циркуляционный 4) циркуляционный контур 5) <tech.> цепь 6) схема 7) поток 8) неупорядоченный цикл 9) оборудование 10)… … Англо-русский технический словарь
circuit — m 1) окружность avoir quatre kilomètres de circuit иметь четыре километра в окружности 2) круг, кольцо; обвод le circuit des boulevards бульварное кольцо 3) обход, объезд, обходный, окольный путь faire le circ … Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь
circuit — ˈsə:kɪt 1. сущ. 1) нечто кругообразное а) окружность, круг A rude circuit of stones, of unknown origin. ≈ Неровный круг неизвестного происхождения, выложенный из камней. circuit of the globe б) объезд (своих владений и т.п.), круговая поездка;… … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
Circuit — may mean: In science and technology Circuit theory, the theory of accomplishing work by routing electrons, gas, fluids, or other matter through a loop Pneumatic circuit Hydraulic circuit Boolean circuit circuit (computer theory) Integer circuit a … Wikipedia
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