circuitus or circumitus

circuitus or circumitus: circuitus or circumitus ūs, m [circumeo], a going round, circling, revolving, revolution. solis. — A circuit, compass, way around: quod interiore spatio minorem circuitum habebant, Cs.: parvo circuitu locum petere, L.: in circuitu ascensus, Cs.: omnem pererrat Undique circuitum, V.: circuitu curvantem bracchia longo, O.—Fig., in rhet., a period: verborum.

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circuit — circuital, adj. /serr kit/, n. 1. an act or instance of going or moving around. 2. a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place; a round. 3. a roundabout journey or course. 4. a periodical journey from place to place, to… … Universalium
circuit — cir•cuit [[t]ˈsɜr kɪt[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of going or moving around 2) a circular journey; round 3) a roundabout journey or course 4) a) a periodical journey from place to place, as by judges to hold court, ministers to preach, or… … From formal English to slang
cir|cuit — «SUR kiht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) the action of going around; a moving around; a trip around: »The earth takes a year to make its circuit of the sun. b) a roundabout course; detour: »They…could only advance by long circuits (Elisha K. Kane). 2.… … Useful english dictionary

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