How to pronounce circuit
American English pronunciation
SUR-kit
- IPA
- /ˈsɝkɪt/
- Syllables
- SUR · kit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What circuit means
The closed path that electricity flows around
In a sentence: When we closed the circuit with a wire, the little bulb lit up.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word meaning "a going around." Its first part is circum, Latin for "around."
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