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Multi-word Results
| circuit board |
a backing, panel, or card, often insulated, on which electronic circuits and other components are set or imprinted. |
| circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically breaks an electric circuit when too much electricity flows through it. |
| circuit court |
a court that can hold sessions in different locations in a judicial district. [2 definitions] |
| circuit rider |
a clergyman who travels to preach in different parts of an area or district. |
| closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [2 definitions] |
| integrated circuit |
a complete electronic circuit, comprising circuit elements in a complex interconnection, imprinted or etched on a tiny chip of semiconductor material. |
| open circuit |
an electrical circuit that is broken and carries no current. |
| printed circuit |
an electric circuit in which the interconnections are formed not by wires but by lines or strips of a conductive material printed, etched, or otherwise deposited on an insulating sheet. |
| short circuit |
a usu. inadvertent low-resistance alternate path for an electrical current, often resulting in damage. |
| short-circuit |
to disrupt an electrical circuit, usu. accidentally, by providing a low-resistance alternate path for current, often resulting in sparks or electrical damage. [3 definitions] |
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