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electric circuit

electric circuit

noun

  1. physics another name for circuit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of electric circuit1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences

The gas is ignited by means of an electric spark which is produced between the two parts A and B of an electric circuit.

To help others understand electricity better, draw a water system on an electric circuit board paralleling the circuit.

This method may be readily applied to find the resistance of any wire that is a part of an electric circuit.

Electromotive Force, the name given to the force tending to produce a flow of electricity in an electric circuit.

There is an electric circuit from a battery C through the meter, and a contact is made closing the circuit every 100 revolutions.

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