lap circle circuit | movement once around a course, he drove an extra lap just for insurance |
tour circuit | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area, they took an extended tour of Europe, we took a quick circuit of the park, a ten-day coach circuit of the island |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
AND circuit AND gate | a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire |
brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder hydraulic brake cylinder master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
bridge bridge circuit | a circuit consisting of two branches ( arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected |
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
circuit board circuit card board card plug-in add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
circuit breaker breaker | a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded |
closed circuit loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
control circuit negative feedback circuit | a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
feedback circuit feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hydraulic brake hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
integrated circuit microcircuit | a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor, a whole system rather than a single component |
light circuit lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
NAND circuit NAND gate | a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate |
open circuit | an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows |
OR circuit OR gate | a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire |
parallel circuit shunt circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
printed circuit | computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly, copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered |
pulse timing circuit | a circuit that times pulses |
racing circuit circuit | a racetrack for automobile races |
resonator resonant circuit | an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude |
series circuit | a circuit having its parts connected serially |
shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |
short circuit short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
squelch circuit squelch squelcher | an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise |
tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit |
telephone line phone line telephone circuit subscriber line line | a telephone connection |
X-OR circuit XOR circuit XOR gate | gate for exclusive OR, a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire |
stoplight brake light | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop |
brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
circuit court of appeals | one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit' |