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border vs circuit

circuit vs border

border and circuit both are nouns.

border and circuit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
border Yes No Yes No
circuit Yes No Yes No
As nouns, circuit is a hyponym of border; that is, circuit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:
  • border: a line that indicates a boundary
  • circuit: the boundary line encompassing an area or object
Other hyponyms of border include circumference, fence line, property line, state boundary, state line.
border (noun) circuit (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge movement once around a course
a line that indicates a boundary an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
the boundary of a surface a racetrack for automobile races
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (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 appeals
an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
border (verb) circuit (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary make a circuit
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Difference between border and circuit

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