circuiting

Making complete rounds

Circuiting is traveling a circuit—moving through a series of stops or locations in a regular pattern.

A judge circuiting rural courthouses visits each in turn.

The word appears in contexts where someone covers assigned territory: She spent the summer circuiting small-town fairs with her band.

Less common than the noun circuit or the verb circuit.

loop

iteration

Repeated procedural pass

feedback · oscillation · repetition · pathway · reconnect · reroute · return · continuous · recursive · ring

electrical

schematic

Simplified technical diagram

  • PCBElectronic component substrate
  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
  • solderingLow-temp metal fusion

conductor · insulator · resistance · capacitor · inductor · diode · semiconductor · multimeter · voltmeter · amperage

malfunction

overload

Burden beyond capacity

  • tripPlanned travel somewhere
  • faultImperfection or blame
  • glitchMinor system fault

failure · breakdown · outage · fritz · interference · blown · surge · arc · grounding · bypass

flow

current

Directed flow of charge

conduction · pulse · electron · charge · voltage · power · waveform · impedance · load · ground

design

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

microchip · integrated · architecture · fabrication · component · synthesis · optimization · hardware · engineering · systems

network

router

Packet-forwarding network device

protocol · switch · hub · gateway · topology · node · packet · routing · interconnect · bus

Opposites
path shape

circuitingbeelining

Going directly toward

cutting through · shortcutting · straightaway · direct approach · straight shot

movement pattern

circuitingstaying put

Remaining in place

standing still · stopping · halting · settling · parking

Phrases
Family

circuit, circular, circulate, circulation, circuits, circuitous, circumference, circuitry, circumlocution

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G