printed circuit

American  

[prin-tid sur-kit] / ˈprɪn tɪd ˈsɜr kɪt /

noun

Electronics.

1. a circuit made up of components mounted on a sheet made up of layers of conductive and insulating material onto which interconnecting conductors have been printed, etched, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of printed circuit

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Elite Material is a manufacturer of copper-clad laminates and prepregs, and a mass lamination foundry for printed circuit board players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Qnity also makes flexible laminates, which allow circuits to bend and fit on printed circuit boards.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

China, for example, controls 80% of the basic ingredients that go into antibiotics and fever reducers and controls roughly half of global production of printed circuit boards.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

A printed circuit, or, since it was imposed on flesh, possibly tattooed.

From Tangle Hold by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)