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Synonyms
cir·cuit (sûŕkĭt)

[Middle English, circumference, from Old French, from Latin circuitus, a going around, from past participle of circumīre, to go around, circum-, circum-, + īre, to go.]

noun 

    1. A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
    2. The region enclosed by such a line. See synonyms at circumference
    1. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
    2. The act of following such a path or route.
    3. A journey made on such a path or route.
  3. Electronics
    1. A closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current.
    2. A configuration of electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices.
    1. A regular or accustomed course from place to place; a round: a salesperson on the Detroit–Minneapolis–Chicago circuit; a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.
    2. The area or district thus covered, especially a territory under the jurisdiction of a judge in which periodic court sessions are held.
    1. An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation.
    2. A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn.
    3. An association of teams or clubs.
    4. A series of competitions held in different places.

intr. & tr.v.: -cuit·ed, -cuit·ing, -cuits. 

To make a circuit or circuit of.