Noun
electric circuit -
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
circuit ,
electrical circuit
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 or vacuum or semiconductor)
bridge circuit ,
bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players
bridged-t a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
capacitor ,
electrical condenser ,
capacitance ,
condenser an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
choke coil ,
choking coil ,
choke a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
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
feedback circuit ,
feedback loop a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system
flip-flop a backward somersault
limiter ,
clipper (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
data link ,
link a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
open circuit an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
pulse timing circuit a circuit that times pulses
electrical relay ,
relay the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"
resistor ,
resistance an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
resonant circuit ,
resonator any system that resonates
series circuit a circuit having its parts connected serially
short circuit ,
short accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
electrical shunt ,
bypass ,
shunt a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
squelch circuit ,
squelch ,
squelcher an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker 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 conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
