phantom circuit

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noun Electricity.

a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit ) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.

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Origin of phantom circuit

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby phantom circuit

phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantasy, phantom, phantom circuit, phantom corpuscle, phantom limb, phantom limb pain, phantom pregnancy, phantom stock

How to use phantom circuit in a sentence

He went on to be a star on the international circuit all the way until his retirement in 2013.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player|William O’Connor|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in September 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ordered the release of a 21-photo subset.
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During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.
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She made the talk show circuit and wrote a book that garnered her a reported $4,000,000 advance.
Amanda Knox: A Mother’s Obsession|Nina Darnton|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Mankind, mad with the energy of activity, would be seen to pursue the fleeing phantom of insatiable desire.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
This Isthmus has a circuit of fully five hundred leagues and is occupied by the Soriquois tribe.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
There are nine of these courts, one for each circuit into which the United States is divided.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
At a circuit dinner, a counsellor observed to another, "I shall certainly hang your client."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various