electrical device vs circuit

circuit vs electrical device

electrical device and circuit both are nouns.

electrical device is not a verb while circuit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electrical device	Yes	No	No	No
circuit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, circuit is a hyponym of electrical device; that is, circuit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electrical device:

electrical device: a device that produces or is powered by electricity
circuit: an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

Other hyponyms of electrical device include aerial, antenna, transmitting aerial, attenuator, ballast, light ballast, battery, electric battery, bimetallic strip, brush, capacitance, capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser, cell, electric cell, electric circuit, electrical circuit, board, control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel, distributer, distributor, electrical distributor, electrograph, electrostatic generator, electrostatic machine, Van de Graaff generator, Wimshurst machine, filter, flasher, electrical fuse, fuse, safety fuse, inductance, inductor, jack, load, male plug, plug, Cottrell precipitator, electrostatic precipitator, precipitator, reactor, rectifier, electrical relay, relay, resistance, resistor, security, security measure, security system, Segway, Segway HT, Segway Human Transporter, solar array, solar battery, solar panel, spark arrester, plug, spark plug, sparking plug, suppresser, suppressor, transducer, transformer, transponder, zapper, crimping iron, hair crimper, current collector, light fitting, light fixture, luminaire.

electrical device (noun)	circuit (noun)
a device that produces or is powered by electricity	a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
	movement once around a course
	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

electrical device (verb)	circuit (verb)
	make a circuit

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