Meanings
nounelectric circuit (plural electric circuits)
plural electric circuits · alternative electrical circuit
- A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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Broader
electrical device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic دَارَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
- دَارَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّةpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Chinese Mandarin 電路 /电路
- 電路 /电路 (diànlù)path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Danish elektrisk kredsløb
- elektrisk kredsløbpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Estonian elektriahel, vooluahel
- elektriahelpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
- vooluahelpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Finnish virtapiiri
- virtapiiripath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
French circuit électrique
- circuit électriquepath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
German Stromkreis
- Stromkreispath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Icelandic rafrás, rafstraumsrás
- rafráspath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
- rafstraumsráspath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
- ráspath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
- straumráspath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Indonesian rangkaian listrik
- rangkaian listrikpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Latvian elektriskā ķēde
- elektriskā ķēdepath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Malay litar elektrik
- litar elektrikpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Polish obwód elektryczny
- obwód elektrycznypath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Portuguese circuito elétrico
- circuito elétricopath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Romanian circuit electric
- circuit electricpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Spanish circuito eléctrico
- circuito eléctricopath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Welsh cylched drydanol
- cylched drydanolpath or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current
Cite this entry
APA
electric circuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20circuit
MLA
“electric circuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20circuit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric circuit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20circuit.
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