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

Chips and circuitry are added in a separate assembly process, with each item bonded to a resin substrate or melted onto pads on the PCB using solder balls. —Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 3 June 2026

In fact, there is quite a bit of STEM R&D in your cell phone including digitization, electromagnetic waves, circuitry, transmission infrastructure, and other basic physics at the atomic level. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Psychedelics have undergone a renaissance in recent years as researchers start to understand their potential to rapidly rewire brain circuitry. —Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026

Strokes of the basal ganglia can cause highly focal damage which results in dysfunction of the dopamine circuitry. —Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

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