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The capacitance of a condenser or a circuit is the quantity of electricity which will raise its pressure, or potential, to a given amount.

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  1. noun A closed, usually circular line that goes around an object or area.
  2. noun The region enclosed by such a line. See Synonyms at circumference.
  3. noun A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point.
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  • Some nice touches to add to this circuit are a power switch, arming switch, and a firing lamp. —  20-ImprovisedInitiators
  • Threat Level believes that's too optimistic, given the circuit is the nation's largest and most backlogged. —  Wired Top Stories
  • When Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix last season the circuit was absolutely flooded so he is not afraid of driving in the wet. —  British Blogs
  • The foreign legion inside the circuit was also amazing and these were all fans who spent huge sums of money to watch what should have been a great race.
  • 'A team entry on the circuit is the next logical step in our preparation for a next multi-challenge America's Cup. —  AME Info Latest News
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  1. Middle English, circumference, from Old French, from Latin circuitus, a going around, from past participle of circumīre, to go around : circum-, circum- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, French circuit = Provencal circuit = Spanish circúito = Portuguese Italian circuito, from Latin circuitus, a going round, from circuire or circumire, past participle circuitus, go around, from circum, around (see circum-), + ire = Greek ἰέναι= Sanskrit √ i, go: see go.
  2. from circuit, n.
 

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