open circuit

open circuit

n

(Electronics) an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows Compare closed circuit

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open circuit  (pn)

An electric circuit in which the normal path of current has been interrupted, either by the disconnection of one part of its conducting pathway from another, or by the intervention of an electric component, such as a transistor. Compare closed circuit.

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open circuit - an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow closed circuit, loop - a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates