"circulator" meaning in English

See circulator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: circulators [plural]
Etymology: circulate + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|circulate|or}} circulate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} circulator (plural circulators)
  1. A person or thing that causes something to circulate
    Sense id: en-circulator-en-noun-IIZoMDgE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 13 39 47
  2. (transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-circulator-en-noun-7aeEeQxc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 13 39 47 Topics: transport
  3. (electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-circulator-en-noun-XMYmrCCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 40 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 13 39 47 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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