circuitry

noun

cir·​cuit·​ry ˈsər-kə-trē 

plural circuitries

1

: the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit

2

: the components of an electric circuit

3

: the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain

also : circuit sense 4d

Examples of circuitry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just as the software of your laptop runs without having to keep track of all the microscale information about the electrons in the computer circuitry, so emergent phenomena are governed by macroscale rules that seem self-contained, without heed to what the component parts are doing. —Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2024

Many of the top chip designers—the companies that engineer semiconductors’ complex circuitry, including Nvidia, Intel, and AMD—kept their operations in the United States. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 June 2024

Beyond Barrington’s nucleus Barrington’s work laid the foundation for our current understanding of the neural circuitry of bladder control. —Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024

Much of this circuitry is conserved across different species, enabling the translation of basic animal research to treatments in humans. —Bj Casey, Scientific American, 14 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

circuitry

noun

cir·​cuit·​ry ˈsər-kə-trē 

plural circuitries

: the plan or the elements of an electric circuit

Medical Definition

circuitry

noun

cir·​cuit·​ry ˈsər-kə-trē 

1

a

: the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit

b

: the components of an electric circuit

2

: the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain

also : the neuronal pathways of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel