What's the difference between circle and circuit?

Circle


Definition:

  • (n.) A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.
  • (n.) The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
  • (n.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
  • (n.) A round body; a sphere; an orb.
  • (n.) Compass; circuit; inclosure.
  • (n.) A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
  • (n.) A circular group of persons; a ring.
  • (n.) A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
  • (n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
  • (n.) Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
  • (n.) A territorial division or district.
  • (n.) To move around; to revolve around.
  • (n.) To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
  • (v. i.) To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Variables included an ego-delay measure obtained from temporal estimations, perceptions of temporal dominance and relatedness obtained from Cottle's Circles Test, Ss' ages, and a measure of long-term posthospital adjustment.
  • (2) These findings suggest that conditioned circling is mediated by a bilateral involvement of the mesotelencephalic dopaminergic systems.
  • (3) The circle rate correlated with the extent of mural invasion.
  • (4) Single-stranded circles did not form if a limited number of nucleotides were removed from the 3' ends of native molecules by Escherichia coli exonuclease III digestion prior to denaturation and annealing.
  • (5) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
  • (6) Single-stranded linear DNAs were prepared by separating strands of duplex molecules or by cleaving single-stranded circles at a unique restriction site created by annealing a short defined oligonucleotide to the circle.
  • (7) Rolling-circle replicating structures which represent late stage lambda DNA replication can be detected among intracellular phage lambda DNA molecules under recombination deficient conditions as well as in wild-type infections.
  • (8) One of these models, the cognitivo-behavioural approach developed by Beck since 1963, seems to be gaining a renewed interest in psychiatric circles, especially in North America.
  • (9) With Schirren's circle the obtained mean value was even higher (+ 52%) in comparison to the "real" volume by Archimedes' principle with a random mean error of 19%.
  • (10) In the beginning the only patient and his family circle are able to do something.
  • (11) In earlier studies with the SV40-transformed hamster cell line Elona two different types of DNA amplification could be identified: (i) Bidirectional overreplication of chromosomally integrated SV40 DNA expanding into the flanking cellular sequences ("onion skin" type) and (ii) highly efficient synthesis of extremely large head-to-tail concatemers containing exclusively SV40 DNA ("rolling circle" type).
  • (12) A week after the New York Film Critics Circle gave the movie its top award, a liberal political commentator wrote: "I'm betting that Dick Cheney will love [the film, which is] a far, far cry from the rousing piece of pro-Obama propaganda that some conservatives feared it would be."
  • (13) TRP1 RI circle (now designated YARp1, yeast acentric ring plasmid 1) is a 1,453-base-pair artificial plasmid composed exclusively of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomal DNA.
  • (14) Thus did Dominic Cummings, former special adviser to Michael Gove , deliver to his prime minister what is, in certain Tory circles, the most crushing of insults.
  • (15) Two of Miliband’s inner circle – his director of strategy Tom Baldwin, and speechwriter Marc Stears – had suggested that the party seek out £3 supporters before 7 May in an attempt to engage people with the Labour party.
  • (16) Geometrical stimuli (48 6-item arrays of familiar forms, e.g., circle), tachistoscopically presented in the right or left visual field, were more accurately perceived in the right than left visual field by 15 college students.
  • (17) Both larval stages had an inner circle of 6 labial papillae, an outer circle of 6 labial papillae and 4 somatic papillae, and lateral amphidial pits.
  • (18) This vicious circle should be broken rather by finding optimal conditions than by a middle course determined by experimental requirements, economical frames and general notions about what may be good for the animal.
  • (19) Dimeric and oligomeric circles were present in the kDNA of the blood and intracellular stages in much greater proportion than in culture epimastigote stages.
  • (20) In spite of the relatively large sample and the given number of variables the problem of the vicious circle might occur.

Circuit


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.
  • (n.) The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the measure of a line round an area.
  • (n.) That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
  • (n.) The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.
  • (n.) A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher.
  • (n.) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice.
  • (n.) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors.
  • (n.) Circumlocution.
  • (v. i.) To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.
  • (v. t.) To travel around.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Circuit weight training does not exacerbate resting or exercise blood pressure and may have beneficial effects.
  • (2) Hypertrophy is restricted to subdivisions of the inferior olive included in recurrent cerebello-mesencephalic-olivary circuits.
  • (3) The ability of autoregulate blood flow in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit is critical to prevent cavitation and air embolism.
  • (4) To explain some of these results a theoretical model is presented to demonstrate that while short circuiting can block the passive ionic movement, it will cause an increase in the energy consumption of the system and introduce certain important changes in the ionic barriers and e.m.fs.
  • (5) DNase I microspheres were then introduced into the extracorporeal circuit which resulted in an acceleration of degradation of acid precipitable 125I-nDNA.
  • (6) A wide range of development possibilities for the printed circuit microelectrode are discussed.
  • (7) Our results were consistent with the modern anesthesia standard in closed circuit t.i.
  • (8) One hour after terminating the extacorporeal circuit, the C.O.P.
  • (9) These effects are not accompanied by significant changes in the transmural electrical potential difference or short-circuit current.
  • (10) Evidence is reviewed suggesting that this latter system may involve a corticostriatal circuit.
  • (11) Several attempts at circuit interruption of type 1 atrial flutter by means of surgical or catheter techniques have been published.
  • (12) To eliminate pacing stimulus afterpotential and detect an evoked response, a hardware feedback circuit and a software template matching algorithm were used to produce a triphasic charge-balanced pacing pulse.
  • (13) Four blood filters included in the extracorporeal circuit were removed one by one at 30-minute intervals.
  • (14) In the ECMO patient, cardiac stun syndrome and electromechanical dissociation can be confused with low circuit volume, pneumothorax, or cardiac tamponade.
  • (15) The transport system was analyzed in terms of an equivalent circuit model comprising a proton motive force (PMF), an active conductance (LH) in series with the pump, and a parallel or passive conductance which may be ignored in this preparation.
  • (16) The type 3 pattern occurred when the antidromic wavefront of early premature beats captured the original circuit exit.
  • (17) Polymethacrylate coated charcoal was inserted in the dialysis circuit before the dialyzer.
  • (18) Since our system is adjusted with square waveforms and composed of a simple analog circuit, it can be compensated easily in real time.
  • (19) The circuit training exercise program, therefore, appears to be an effective method for improving the fitness level of alcoholic patients.
  • (20) Thus, neurons of the habenula and interpeduncular nucleus are under the direct and indirect influence of septal neurons within the limbic forebrain circuit.