circuits

1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowSynonyms: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit

2. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or areaExamples: "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"Synonyms: circuit, tour

3. an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel toExamples: "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"Synonyms: circuit

4. the boundary line encompassing an area or objectExamples: "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"Synonyms: circuit, circumference

5. (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appealsSynonyms: circuit

6. a racetrack for automobile racesSynonyms: circuit, racing circuit