electric circuit


Origin of electric circuit

1
First recorded in 1760–70

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How to use electric circuit in a sentence

  • 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.

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  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for electric circuit

electric circuit

noun
  1. physics another name for circuit (def. 3a)

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