Dictionary  cir•cuitPronunciation: (sûr'kit), [key] —n. 1. an act or instance of going or moving around. 2. a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round. 3. a roundabout journey or course. 4. a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route. 5. the persons making such a journey. 6. the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey. 7. the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object. 8. the space within a bounding line; district: the circuit of the valley. 9. Elect. a. Also called electric circuit. the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors. b. any well-defined segment of a complete circuit. 10. Telecommunications.a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Cf. channel1 (def. 12). 11. a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies. 12. a league or association: He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit. 13. ride circuit, Law.(of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings. —v.t. to go or move around; make the circuit of. —v.i. to go or move in a circuit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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