CLOSED CIRCUIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

Synonyms:

closed circuit; loop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("closed circuit" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closed circuit"):

parallel circuit; shunt circuit (a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit)

Antonym:

open circuit (an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows)