plural of circuit board

plural of closed circuit

plural of circuit breaker

plural of integrated circuit

An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.

An itinerant preacher, especially a Methodist. / (US) A judge who holds court in a series of towns. / (computing) A computer consultant who advises non-profit organizations.

(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in. / (transitive, by extension) To force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion, by bypassing one or more intermediary steps.

(bicycle racing) A mass-start road-cycle race somewhat similar to a criterium in that it consists of several laps of a closed circuit, but where the length of each circuit or lap is slightly longer, up to a couple of miles per lap.