recovery
retrieval | the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) |
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 |
AND circuit
AND gate | a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire |
| 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 |
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube |
| computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
control circuit
negative feedback circuit | a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input |
feedback circuit
feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
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 |
potential divider
voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source, used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage |
| 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 |
| recovery room | a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery |
| 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 |
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 |
| voltage regulator | a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted |
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 |
| voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
| transient global amnesia | memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons, characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours, person is otherwise alert and intellectually active |
| transient | (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load |
| recovery | return to an original state, the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid |
| circuit court of appeals | one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit' |
| circuit | (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (soalled 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 |
circumference
circuit | the boundary line encompassing an area or object, he had walked the full circumference of his land, a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe |
| circuit | an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to, she's a familiar name on the club circuit, on the lecture circuit, the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district, the international tennis circuit |
borscht circuit
borsht circuit
borscht belt
borsht belt | (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests, many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit |
| transient | one who stays for only a short time, transient laborers |
electric potential
potential
potential difference
potential drop
voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
voltage electromotive force
emf | the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit, expressed in volts |
Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program | a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (-), named after George Marshall |
convalescence
recuperation
recovery | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
transient ischemic attack
TIA | brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply, symptoms depend on the site of the blockage |
bypass
short-circuit
go around get around | avoid something unpleasant or laborious, You cannot bypass these rules! |
short-circuit
short | create a short circuit in |
| circuit | make a circuit, They were circuiting about the state |