Meaning & Definition of Circuit in English

1. An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

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"

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"

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

7. Movement once around a course

• "He drove an extra lap just for insurance"

1. Make a circuit

• "They were circuiting about the state"