parallel circuit

American  

[par-uh-lel sur-kit] / ˈpær əˌlɛl ˈsɜr kɪt /

noun

• parallel circuits
  plural

1. Electricity. a circuit in which the current flows through two or more paths that share the same two endpoints, so that a failure of flow in any one path will not prevent the other paths from carrying the current. Compare series circuit.

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parallel circuit Scientific  

1. See under circuit

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• parallel circuits
  plural

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Example Sentences

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parallel circuit

Each resistor in a parallel circuit has the same full voltage of the source applied to it.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The current flowing through each resistor in a parallel circuit is different, depending on the resistance.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

It ceased when a repeater-tube went out and a parallel circuit took over.

From The Machine That Saved The World by Murray Leinster

Two generating dynamos were used, which were coupled in parallel circuit, but in such a manner that the difference of potential in both machines remained the same at all times.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 by Various

The following experiment shows in a striking form the principles just considered: An Edison lamp is placed in parallel circuit with a small dynamo machine, used as a motor.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various

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