Meanings
nounparallel circuit (plural parallel circuits)
plural parallel circuits
- An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Similar
shunt circuit
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech paralelní obvod
- paralelní obvodelectrical circuit
Icelandic affallsrás, hliðtengd rás
- affallsráselectrical circuit
- hliðtengd ráselectrical circuit
Irish ciorcad comhthreomhar
- ciorcad comhthreomharelectrical circuit
Romanian circuit paralel
- circuit paralelelectrical circuit
Tagalog agapayang salikop
- agapayang salikopelectrical circuit
Cite this entry
APA
parallel circuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20circuit
MLA
“parallel circuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20circuit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parallel circuit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20circuit.
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