printed circuit

[ prin-tid sur-kit ]

/ ˈprɪn tɪd ˈsɜr kɪt /

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noun Electronics.

a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, or printed-circuit board ).

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Origin of printed circuit

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby printed circuit

print, printable, printanier, printback, print bar, printed circuit, printed circuit board, printed matter, printer, printer's devil, printer's error

How to use printed circuit in a sentence

Tomorrow they should hold placards of the cartoons Charlie Hebdo had printed.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
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.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See|Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The editor then removed the disclaimer and printed the letter instead.
The Flying Sorcery of Dr. Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch Is Marvel's Most Bizarre Magician|Rich Goldstein|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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
Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
We can imagine that, as soon as a printed book ceased to be a great rarity, it became an object of great abhorrence.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
To guide his mind into the channel of the printed exposition, he calls into play the Directory power of the attention.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
This struck Davy as being a very happy idea, and he accordingly printed "Confexionry" on the package in his very best manner.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
A printed square of card-board on her writing-table had informed her that the dinner-hour was half-past eight.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton