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"CIRCUITS" is a plural of: circuit. |
Date "CIRCUITS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Mining | Circular galleries made at different levels in a mine that enable empty trucks to be pushed out of the cage on one side while full ones are pushed in on the other side, thus ensuring a more rapid journey of the cage.Circuits also aid air circulation. Syn:roundabouts. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In electrical circuits series and parallel are two basic ways of wiring components. As a demonstration, consider a very simple circuit consisting of two lightbulbs and one 9V battery. If a wire joins the battery to one bulb, to the next bulb, then back to the battery, in one continuous loop, the bulbs are said to be in series. If, on the other hand, each bulb is wired separately to the battery in two loops, the bulbs are said to be in parallel.
The measurable quantities used here are R, resistance, measured in ohms (Ω), I, current, measured in amperes (coulomb per second), and V, voltage (joule per columb), measured in volts.
Inductors follow the same law, in that the total inductance of inductors in series is equal to the sum of their individual inductances:
Note, that the components divide the current according to their reciprocal resistances, so I1/I2 = R2/R1
Inductors follow the same law, in that the total inductance of inductors in parallel is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of their individual inductances:
Series Circuits
The same current has to pass through all the components in the loop. An ammeter placed anywhere in the circuit would measure the same amount.
Rtotal = R1 + R2
I = V/Rtotal
V=IRi
Capacitors follow a different law. The total capacitance of capacitors in series is equal to the reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of their individual capacitances:Parallel Circuits
The voltage is the same across all the components in the loop.
Itotal = V/(R1 + R2 + ...)
1 / Rtotal = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2
and substituting for Itotal
Ii = V/Ri
Capacitors follow a different law. The total capacitance of capacitors in parallel is equal to the sum of their individual capacitances:
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Series and parallel circuits."
Crosswords: CIRCUITS |
| English words defined with "CIRCUITS": bridged-T, bus, busbar ♦ choke, choke coil, choking coil, circuitry, coefficient of mutual induction ♦ data rate, Differential galvanometer ♦ Electrotonic ♦ Magneto-electric induction, mutual inductance, mutual induction ♦ patchboard, plugboard ♦ Switch board, switchboard ♦ T-network ♦ wire. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CIRCUITS": coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits ♦ inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits, INSPECTOR, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS. (references) |
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Screenplays | I'm completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly. (2010; writing credit: Arthur C. Clarke; Peter Hyams) Since this is an emergency, all robots will now have their patriotism circuits activated. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) You can come back in one piece or one pile of circuits! Doesn't matter to me. (Mega Man; writing credit: Mark Bender; James Samelson) Every time I watch a monitor my circuits sizzle. (The Transformers: The Movie; writing credit: Ron Friedman) | |
Lyrics | I'm wrapped up in silence all circuits are dead (Twilight Zone; performing artist: Golden Earring) | |
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Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | I said, `I would like to say that it is a very great pleasure, honor and privilege for me to open this bridge, but I can't because my lying circuits are all out of commission. |
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Health | Third, control signals from higher centers in the brain modulate the spinal circuits. (references) | |
Researchers believe that acamprosate works on different brain circuits to ease the physical discomfort that occurs when an alcoholic stops drinking. (references) | ||
Further research to improve components and increase understanding of brain circuits may yield prostheses that can provide sensory information to the brain. (references) | ||
Business | Access to international circuits is completely digitized. (references) | |
Saudi Arabia is also a major player on the world's satellite stage, with more than 6000 satellite circuits. (references) | ||
In July 2000, the State Council announced the Software Industry and Integrated Circuits Industry Promotion Policy. (references) | ||
Economic History | Kuwait | Industrial designs and closed circuits are protected for 10-15 years. (references) |
Honduras | Laws protecting the design of integrated circuits and plant varieties are still pending before Congress. (references) | |
Thailand | Industry: Types--tourism, textiles, garments, agricultural processing, cement, integrated circuits, jewelry. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ireland | The judicial system consists of a district court with 23 districts, a circuit court with 8 circuits, the High Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, and the Supreme Court. (references) |
Political Economy | HONDURAS | Bills protecting integrated circuits and genetic plant modifications are pending before the Honduran Congress. (references) |
PAKISTAN | New laws on copyright, industrial designs, layout of integrated circuits, trademarks and patents have been enacted. (references) | |
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| "CIRCUITS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CIRCUITS" is used about 621 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 621 | 10,417 |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Singapore | Pentex-Schweizer Circuits Limited | Taiwan | Wus Printed Circuits Co Ltd |
| USA | Applied Micro Circuits Corporation | ||
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Expressions using "CIRCUITS": bundle of circuits ♦ coupling factor of 2 circuits ♦ coupling factor of two circuits ♦ inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits ♦ inductive coupling factor of two circuits. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "CIRCUITS": short-circuits. | |
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| Language | Translations for "CIRCUITS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | speciel afbryder til hoejspaendingsnet (special switch for high tension circuits), induktive koblingsfaktor mellem to kredsløb (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), finansielle kredsløb (financial channels, financial circuits), finansielle kanaler (financial channels, financial circuits), den rette kombination af modulenheder goer det muligt at daekke alle logiske grundfunktioner og at ophyggeciffertekniske kredsloeb til regulering (appropriate assembly of the individual elements can provide all the requisite logical circuits and numbering circuits for a control system), bundt af kredsloeb (bundle, bundle of circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | lijnenbundel (bundle, bundle of circuits), koppelfactor van twee stroomkringen (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), kazematten van de organische koelcircuits (casemates for the cooling circuits, chambers for organic liquid circuits), inductieve koppelfactor van twee stroomkringen (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), hoogspanningschakelaar (special switch for high tension circuits), financieel verkeer (financial channels, financial circuits), financiële kringlopen (financial channels, financial circuits), bundel van circuits (bundle, bundle of circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nippu (bunch, bundle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | circuit financier (financial circuits), casemates des circuits de refrigerant (casemates for the cooling circuits, chambers for organic liquid circuits), casemates des circuits de liquide organique (casemates for the cooling circuits, chambers for organic liquid circuits), service de location de cir- cuits (leased circuits service), location de circuits (leased circuits service), la combinaison judicieuse d'éléments modulaires permet de réaliser tous les réseaux logiques et circuits de comptage nécessaires une régulation (appropriate assembly of the individual elements can provide all the requisite logical circuits and numbering circuits for a control system), interrupteur spécial pour circuits haute tension (special switch for high tension circuits), faisceau de circuits (bundle of circuits), facteur de couplage inductif de deux circuits (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), facteur de couplage de deux circuits (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stromkreise, Kreislinien, Kreisläufe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συντελεστής σύζευξης δύο κυκλωμάτων (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), χρηματοπιστωτικά κυκλώματα (financial channels, financial circuits), χρηματοδοτικοί δίαυλοι (financial channels, financial circuits), ειδικός διακόπτης για κυκλώματα υψηλής τάσης (special switch for high tension circuits), δέσμη κυκλωμάτων (bundle, bundle of circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | circuiti finanziari (financial channels, financial circuits), casematte dei circuiti di refrigerazione (casemates for the cooling circuits, chambers for organic liquid circuits), casematte dei circuiti del liquido organico (casemates for the cooling circuits, chambers for organic liquid circuits), l'appropriata combinazione di elementi modulari consente di realizzare tutti i circuiti logici e numerali necessari ad una regolazione (appropriate assembly of the individual elements can provide all the requisite logical circuits and numbering circuits for a control system), interruttore speciale per circuiti ad alta tensione (special switch for high tension circuits), fattore di accoppiamento induttivo di due circuiti (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits), fascio di circuiti (bundle, bundle of circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ircuitscay circuitos financeiros (financial channels, financial circuits), canais financeiros (financial channels, financial circuits), interruptor especial para circuitos de alta tensão (special switch for high tension circuits), feixe de circuitos (bundle, bundle of circuits), factor de acoplamento indutivo de dois circuitos (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits). (various references) los circuitos. (various references) kopplingsfaktor (coupling factor of 2 circuits, coupling factor of two circuits, inductive coupling factor of 2 circuits, inductive coupling factor of two circuits). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ecclesiastes Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Anatellwn autoV ekei poreuetai proV noton kai kukloi proV borran kukloi kuklwn poreuetai to pneuma kai epi kuklouV autou epistrefei to pneuma |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Gyrat per meridiem et flectitur ad aquilonem lustrans universa circuitu pergit spiritus et in circulos suos regreditur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And there ayeen risende goth aboute bi the south, and turneth ayeen to the north. Enuyrounende alle thingus the spirit in cumpas passeth, and in to his cercles turneth ayeen. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever. |
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| Language | Ecclesiastes Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ang hangin mopadulong sa habagatan, ug mobalik paingon sa amihanan; kini nagatuyok sa kanunay sa iyang alagianan, ug ang hangin mobalik pag-usab sa iyang mga libutanan. |
| Croatian | Vjetar puše na jug i okreæe se na sjever, kovitla sad ovamo sad onamo i vraæa se u novom vrtlogu. |
| Danish | Vinden går mod Syd og drejer mod Nord, den drejer atter og atter og vender tilbage til samme Kredsløb. |
| Dutch | Zij gaat naar het zuiden, en zij gaat om naar het noorden; de wind gaat steeds omgaande, en de wind keert weder tot zijn omgangen. |
| Finnish | Tuuli menee etelään ja kiertää pohjoiseen, kiertää yhä kiertämistään, ja samalle kierrollensa tuuli palajaa. |
| French | Le vent se dirige vers le midi, tourne vers le nord; puis il tourne encore, et reprend les mêmes circuits. |
| German | Der Wind geht gen Mittag und kommt herum zur Mitternacht und wieder herum an den Ort, da er anfing. |
| Hungarian | Siet délre, és átmegy észak felé; körbe-körbe siet a szél, és a maga keringéséhez visszatér a szél. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Angin bertiup ke selatan, lalu berhembus ke utara; ia berputar-putar, lalu kembali lagi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lagipun angin bertiup ke selatan, lalu balik ke utara dan beralih-alih selalu, sehingga ia kembali kepada peridarannya. |
| Italian | Il vento soffia a mezzogiorno, poi gira a tramontana; gira e rigira e sopra i suoi giri il vento ritorna. |
| Maori | E anga ana te hau ki te tonga, na ka taka ki te raki; he hanga takataka tonu tana i tona ara, a ka hoki mai ano te hau ki ona takatakanga. |
| Norwegian | Vinden går mot syd og vender sig mot nord; den vender og vender sig om under sin gang og begynner så atter sitt kretsløp. |
| Portuguese | O vento vai para o sul, e faz o seu giro vai para o norte; volve-se e revolve-se na sua carreira, e retoma os seus circuitos. |
| Rumanian | Vkntul suflq spre miazq-zi, wi se kntoarce spre miazq-noapte; apoi iarqw se kntoarce, wi kncepe din nou aceleawi rotituri. |
| Spanish | El viento sopla hacia el sur y gira hacia el norte; va girando de continuo, y de nuevo vuelve el viento a sus giros. |
| Swedish | Vinden far mot söder och vänder sig så mot norr; den vänder sig och vänder sig, allt under det att den far fram, och så begynner den åter sitt kretslopp. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CIRCUITS": microcircuits. (additional references) | |
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"CIRCUITS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carucates, circaetus, circiut, circui, circuict, circuitis, circuitos, circuitus, circuity, circut, Cirkit, cirsiums, Coiruisk, curcuit, sircuit. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CIRCUITS" (pronounced ser"kuts) |
| 4 | -k u t s | advocates, affricates, baskets, biscuits, blankets, brackets, buckets, caskets, certificates, crickets, dockets, gaskets, hypermarkets, jackets, junkets, markets, microcircuits, packets, pickets, pickpockets, pockets, rackets, racquets, rickets, rockets, silicates, sockets, supermarkets, thickets, tickets, trinkets, wastebaskets, wickets. |
| 3 | -u t s | affidavits, affiliates, agates, aggregates, amulets, animates, anklets, approximates, articulates, associates, audits, Babbitts, ballots, bandits, banquets, barbiturates, baronets, berets, bigots, billets, bluebonnets, booklets, bracelets, branchlets, budgets, buffets, bullets, cabinets, carats, carpets, carrots, chariots, chestnuts, cheviots, chocolates, ciliates, climates, closets, comets, compatriots, composites, conduits, conglomerates, consulates, coordinates, correlates, covets, credits, culprits, deficits, degenerates, demerits, deposits, diets, digits, discredits, doctorates, droplets, edits, electorates, electromagnets, elicits, Emirates, ergots, estimates, exhibits, exits, eyelets, facets, faucets, favorites, ferrets, fillets, frigates, gadgets, garrets, graduates, guesstimates, habits, hamlets, hatchets, helmets, helots, hermits, hornets, idiots, illiterates, inaugurates, ingots, inhabits, inherits, inhibits, initiates, intermediates, interprets, intimates, invertebrates, islets, jesuits, laminates, lancets, laureates, leaflets, legates, limits, limpets, maggots, magnets, merits, microclimates, midgets, millets, minutes, moderates, nonprofits, nuggets, nutlets, omelets, opiates, opposites, orbits, palates, pallets, pamphlets, parrots, particulates, patriots, peanuts, pellets, perquisites, piglets, pilots, pirates, planets, platelets, plaudits, plummets, poets, portraits, posits, prelates, prerequisites, privates, profits, prohibits, prophets, puppets, quiets, quintuplets, requisites, revisits, riots, rivets, russets, secrets, sextuplets, snippets, solicits, spigots, spirits, starlets, summits, surrogates, tablets, targets, tenets, toilets, triplets, trumpets, turrets, underestimates, undergraduates, unfortunates, units, violets, visits, wallets, whats, widgets, zealots. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-i-i-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: circuit, critics. | |
-2 letters: circus, citric, citrus, crisic, critic, rictus, rustic. | |
-3 letters: crust, curst, cutis, ictic, ictus. | |
-4 letters: cist, cris, crus, curs, curt, cuts, iris, rust, ruts, scut, stir, suit, tics, tuis, uric. | |
-5 letters: cis, cur, cut, its, rut, sic, sir, sit, sri, tic, tis, tui, uts. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-i-i-r-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: circuities, circuitous. | |
+3 letters: circuitries, eucharistic, subcritical. | |
+4 letters: articulacies, caricaturist, circuitously, circulations, pisciculture, secularistic. | |
+5 letters: antiscorbutic, caricaturists, chiaroscurist, circularities, citricultures, consumeristic, excruciations, microcircuits, piscicultures, supercritical, uncharismatic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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