printed circuit

[ prin-tid sur-kit ]

noun

, Electronics.

1. a circuit made up of components mounted on a sheet made up of layers of conductive and insulating material onto which interconnecting conductors have been printed, etched, etc. printed circuit board ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of printed circuit¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

They also created a low-cost, printed circuit board with built-in digital microfluidics, which the emitter is soldered to.

From Science Daily

The island’s tech firms also produce components, including printed circuit boards and advanced camera lenses.

From BBC

In this case, the researchers used polyaniline, also known as PANI, a synthetic polymer with conductive properties already used in applications such as printed circuit board manufacturing.

From Science Daily

By using readily available printed circuit board technology and the associated mass manufacturing infrastructure, the team say the device can be produced quickly and cheaply at scale.

From Science Daily

The chip houses the ions and traps them using electric fields in the voids between its tiny printed circuits.

From Scientific American