| start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
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 |
| computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
control circuit
negative feedback circuit | a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input |
crank handle
starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
| starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
starting gate
starting stall | a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course |
| 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 |
starting signal
start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
| starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
| 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 |
start
starting line
scratch
scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
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 |
| starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
| starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
a beginning
commencement
first
outset
get-go
start
kickoff
starting time
showtime
offset | the time at which something is supposed to begin, they got an early start, she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her |
terminus a quo
starting point | earliest limiting point |
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 |
| short-circuit | hamper the progress of, impede, short-circuit warm feelings |
| starting | appropriate to the beginning or start of an event, the starting point, hands in the starting position |
| starting | (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear, with eyes starting from their sockets |