| accumulator |
a register or electrical circuit for storing numbers and performing one or more arithmetic or logical operations on them, as in a calculator or computer. [1/3 definitions] |
| assize |
(usu. pl.) a legislative or court session, esp. English and Welsh circuit court sessions. [1/4 definitions] |
| breadboard |
a board on which experimental designs for an electrical circuit may be laid out. [1/2 definitions] |
| breaker1 |
shortened form of "circuit breaker." [1/4 definitions] |
| circuit |
to move or revolve around; make a circuit of. [1/8 definitions] |
| circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically interrupts the electric current when a circuit is overloaded or extremely stressed in another way. |
| circuitry |
the plan or design of the elements in an electric circuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| circulation |
motion in a circle or along a circuit. [1/4 definitions] |
| closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [2 definitions] |
| cutout |
a device for breaking or bypassing an electric circuit. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuse2 |
a protective electrical device consisting of a connection that melts if excess heat is generated by too much current through the circuit, thereby breaking the circuit. [1/5 definitions] |
| ground1 |
an electrically conducting body, such as the earth, that completes an electric circuit. [1/13 definitions] |
| henry |
a unit of electrical inductance equal to the inductance of a closed circuit in which current varies at the rate of one ampere per second to produce an electromotive force of one volt. |
| impedance |
a measure of the total resistance of an electric circuit to an alternating current flow, usu. expressed in ohms. |
| inductance |
a circuit or device, such as an induction coil, in which a change in the current generates an electromotive force. [2 definitions] |
| inductor |
a device that generates an electromotive force in an electric circuit by electromagnetic induction; coil. [1/2 definitions] |
| integrated circuit |
a complete electronic circuit, comprising circuit elements in a complex interconnection, imprinted or etched on a tiny chip of semiconductor material. |
| itinerant |
moving or traveling from place to place, as to do one's work, often on a fixed circuit. [2/3 definitions] |
| itinerate |
to travel or move from place to place, esp. on a fixed circuit. |
| jack |
a device that connects a plug to an electrical circuit. [1/7 definitions] |
| jumper1 |
a short length of wire used to close or bypass an electrical circuit temporarily. [1/3 definitions] |