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electric circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical curren
t to flow
circuit, electrical circuit
bridge
circuit, bridge - a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in adia
mond configuration) across which a meter is connected
bridged-T - a circuit consisting of a T-
network with an additional shunt bridging the twoseries circuits
capacitor, condenser, electrical
condenser, capacitance - an electrical device characterized by itscapacity to store an electric char
ge
choke, choke coil, choking
coil - a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits topass direct current and
attenuate alternating current
closed circuit, loop - a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
computer circuit - a circuit that is part of a computer
delay line - a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
electronic
equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas orva
cuum or semiconductor)
feedback circuit, feedback
loop - a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
flip-flop - an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
clipper, limiter - (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; use
d to limitthe instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter in
troduces amplitudedistortion"
data
link, link - an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting a
ndreceiving data
open circuit - an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
pulse timing circuit - a circuit that times pulses
electrical
relay, relay - electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on andoff
a current in a second circuit
resistor, resistance - an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
resonant
circuit, resonator - an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a waytha
t a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
series circuit - a circuit having its parts connected serially
short
circuit, short - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potentialdiffer
ence
electrical
shunt, shunt, bypass - a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert af
raction of the current
squelch
circuit, squelcher, squelch - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomeswea
ker than the noise
tank circuit - an oscillatory circuit
T-network - a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them
electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum
tube, tube -electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or
metal envelope
wiring - a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity