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CLOSED CIRCUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
Synonyms:
closed circuit; loop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("closed circuit" is a kind of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closed circuit"):
parallel circuit; shunt circuit (a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit)
Antonym:
open circuit (an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows)
