"open circuit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open circuits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open circuit (plural open circuits)
  1. an incomplete electrical circuit through which no current can flow Translations (an incomplete electrical circuit through which no current can flow): bukas na salikop (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-open_circuit-en-noun--ogEB1QG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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