a) The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth around the sun.
The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles. .
, 1590, And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage Until the golden circuit on my head, Like to the glorious suns transparent beams, Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw. — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351.
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