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PARALLEL CIRCUIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parallel circuit mean?
• PARALLEL CIRCUIT (noun)
The noun PARALLEL CIRCUIT has 1 sense:
1. a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Familiarity information: PARALLEL CIRCUIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
parallel circuit; shunt circuit
Hypernyms ("parallel circuit" is a kind of...):
closed circuit; loop (a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates)
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