(abbreviation: cir. or circ.)
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noun
1a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place:I ran a circuit of the village
2an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving public performance:the alternative cabaret circuit a series of athletic exercises performed consecutively in one training session: [as modifier]:circuit training a regular journey made by a judge around a particular district to hear cases in court: [as modifier]:a circuit judge a district administered or formerly administered by traveling judges. a group of local Methodist churches forming an administrative unit. a chain of theaters or nightclubs under a single management.
3a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow. a system of electrical conductors and components forming a complete and closed path.
verb
[with object] move all the way around (a place or thing):the trains will follow the northern line, circuiting the capital
