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circuit vs wiring

wiring vs circuit

circuit and wiring both are nouns.

circuit is a verb but wiring is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
circuit Yes No Yes No
wiring Yes No No No
As nouns, wiring is a hyponym of circuit; that is, wiring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circuit:
  • circuit: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
  • wiring: a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
Other hyponyms of circuit include bridge, bridge circuit, bridged-T, closed circuit, loop, computer circuit, delay line, feedback circuit, feedback loop, flip-flop, clipper, limiter, data link, link, open circuit, pulse timing circuit, resonant circuit, resonator, series circuit, squelch, squelch circuit, squelcher, tank circuit, T-network, subtractor.
circuit (noun) wiring (noun)
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
movement once around a course a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
a racetrack for automobile races
(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
circuit (verb) wiring (verb)
make a circuit
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