electric circuit
English Thesaurus
1. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | electrical device, |
definition | : | a device that produces or is powered by electricity (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bridge, bridge circuit, |
definition | : | a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bridged-t, |
definition | : | a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | closed circuit, loop, |
definition | : | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | computer circuit, |
definition | : | a circuit that is part of a computer (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | delay line, |
definition | : | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | flip-flop, |
definition | : | an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | clipper, limiter, |
definition | : | (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) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | data link, link, |
definition | : | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | open circuit, |
definition | : | an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | resonant circuit, resonator, |
definition | : | an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | series circuit, |
definition | : | a circuit having its parts connected serially (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | squelch, squelch circuit, squelcher, |
definition | : | an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | tank circuit, |
definition | : | an oscillatory circuit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | t-network, |
definition | : | a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | wiring, |
definition | : | a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | choke, choke coil, choking coil, |
definition | : | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | electrical relay, relay, |
definition | : | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | resistance, resistor, |
definition | : | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | short, short circuit, |
definition | : | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | bypass, electrical shunt, shunt, |
definition | : | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | electronic equipment, |
definition | : | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) (noun.artifact) |
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