FEEDBACK CIRCUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does feedback circuit mean? 

• FEEDBACK CIRCUIT (noun)
  The noun FEEDBACK CIRCUIT has 1 sense:

1. a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system

  Familiarity information: FEEDBACK CIRCUIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEEDBACK CIRCUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

feedback circuit; feedback loop

Hypernyms ("feedback 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 "feedback circuit"):

control circuit; negative feedback circuit (a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input)

 Context examples 

The activation of p35 by Map kinase pathways followed by deactivation of Map kinase signaling by the Cdk5/p35 complex completes the loop of a feedback circuit to terminate Map kinase signaling.

(MAP Kinase Downregulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)