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 

• PARALLEL CIRCUIT (noun)

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)