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An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.See Also: series circuit
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parallel circuit — noun a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit • Syn: ↑shunt circuit • Hypernyms: ↑closed circuit, ↑loop * * * parallel circuit UK US noun [countable] [ … Useful english dictionary
parallel circuit — [1] An electrical circuit with two or more resistance units so wired as to permit current to flow through both units at the same time. Unlike the series circuit, the current in the parallel circuit does not have to pass through one unit to reach… … Dictionary of automotive terms
parallel circuit — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parallel circuit : singular parallel circuit plural parallel circuits physics an electric circuit in which all the parts are connected directly to the voltage supply, so that each receives a part of the current … English dictionary
parallel circuit — lygiagrečioji grandinė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. parallel circuit; shunt circuit vok. Nebenschlußkreis, m; Nebenschlußstromkreis, m; Parallelkreis, m; Parallelstromkreis, m rus. параллельная цепь, f pranc. circuit parallèle … Automatikos terminų žodynas
series-parallel circuit — nuosekliai lygiagreti grandinė statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. series parallel circuit vok. Reihenparallelkreis, m; Reihenparallelschaltung, f; Serienparallelkreis, m rus. последовательно параллельная схема, f;… … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
series-parallel circuit — A circuit of three or more resistance units in which a series and a parallel circuit are combined … Dictionary of automotive terms
series parallel circuit — See series parallel circuit … Dictionary of automotive terms
circuit — [1] A source of electricity (battery), a resistance unit (headlight, etc.) and wires that form a path for the flow of electricity from the source through the unit and back to the source. The path of electrical current through an electrical system … Dictionary of automotive terms
parallel — parallelable, adj. parallelless, adj. parallelly, adv. /par euh lel , leuhl/, adj., n., v., paralleled, paralleling or (esp. Brit.) parallelled, parallelling. adj. 1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never… … Universalium
parallel — par•al•lel [[t]ˈpær əˌlɛl, ləl[/t]] adj. n. v. leled, lel•ing (esp. brit.) lelled, lel•ling, 1) extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of chairs[/ex] 2) having the same… … From formal English to slang
