electric circuit

noun

1. circuit.

electric circuit

noun

1. physics another name for circuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric circuit¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

In the words of the committee, "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit".

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When the tip is touched to the tongue, an electric circuit is formed.

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Examining the antenna, Dr. Penzias and Dr. Wilson “subjected its electric circuits to scrutiny comparable to that used in preparing a manned spacecraft,” Walter Sullivan wrote in The New York Times in 1965.

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“There are many unsuspected links that can exist over different spatial scales, ranging from microbes in the soil and plant-pollinator interactions to insect swarms and the global electric circuit,” he said.

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"There are many unsuspected links that can exist over different spatial scales, ranging from microbes in the soil and plant-pollinator interactions to insect swarms and perhaps the global electric circuit."

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