an act or instance of going or moving around.

a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round.

a roundabout journey or course.

a periodical journey from place to place, to perform certain duties, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or salespeople covering a route.

the persons making such a journey.

the route followed, places visited, or district covered by such a journey.

the line going around or bounding any area or object; the distance about an area or object.

the space within a bounding line; district

the circuit of the valley.

Electricity .

Also called electric circuit. the complete path of an electric current, including the generating apparatus, intervening resistors, or capacitors.

any well-defined segment of a complete circuit.

Telecommunications . a means of transmitting communication signals or messages, usually comprising two channels for interactive communication. Compare channel 1 ( def. 12 ) .

a number of theaters, nightclubs, etc., controlled by the same owner or manager or visited in turn by the same entertainers or acting companies.

a league or association

He used to play baseball for the Texas circuit.

to go or move around; make the circuit of.

to go or move in a circuit. ?

ride circuit

Law . (of a judge) to travel a judicial county or district in order to conduct judicial proceedings.

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