electric circuit

1. An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (synset 103037347)
   is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
   subtypes:

   • bridge, bridge circuit - a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
   • bridged-t - a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits
   • 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 - an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
   • clipper, limiter - (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)
   • data link, link - an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
   • open circuit - an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
   • pulse timing circuit - a circuit that times pulses
   • resonant circuit, resonator - an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
   • series circuit - a circuit having its parts connected serially
   • squelch, squelch circuit, 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
   • wiring - a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
   has:

   • capacitance, capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser - an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
   • choke, choke coil, choking coil - a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
   • electrical relay, relay - electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
   • resistance, resistor - an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
   • short, short circuit - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
   • bypass, electrical shunt, shunt - a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
   • electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
   is a part of: electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
   same as: circuit, electrical circuit

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