circuit-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: An electrical device that provides a path for current to flow.

Commentary: CIRCUIT[+electrical]

Examples:
We have to position the circuit correctly in the device.
Making an electrical circuit is a tough engineering problem.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: The act of making a route around a particular area or to certain stops.

Commentary: CIRCUIT[+event]

Examples:
They took a circuit of European resorts.
The judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district.
He drove an extra circuit around the track.

Mappings:
PropBank: circuit.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 7

Sense Number 3: The boundary line encompassing an area or object.

Commentary: CIRCUIT[+concrete]

Examples:
He had walked the full circuit of his property.
It is a danger to everyone over the circuit of the globe.

Mappings:
PropBank: circuit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: (Law) a judicial division of a state or the United States.

Commentary: CIRCUIT[+legal]

Examples:
A circuit is covered by one court of appeals.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: A racetrack for automobile races.

Commentary: CIRCUIT[+racetrack]

Examples:
It is a challenging circuit to run.
The Indy 500 is on the same famous circuit each year.

Mappings:
PropBank: circuit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6