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Definition of "circuity" []

  • A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something (noun)

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Use "circuity" in a sentence
  • "With all of the retro cool analog phone sets and other low-tech gear on Battlestar Galactica, FTL (faster than light) drive not withstanding I was beginning to get the impression that the whole thing ran on vacuum tubes, that maybe some EMP (electromagnetic pulse for you non-geeks) had fried all of the circuity that runs computers."
  • "The Kindle battery lasted longer in theory, but the circuity for when I turned on the wireless each morning to take my newspapers tended to eat up way more battery than you'd expect, and the Kindle said its battery likes to be charged often instead of drain-and-charge, so I can settle with the battery life on the touch."
  • "There were maintenance techs better equipped than she to repair the circuity, restoring the ability of occupants to open the door without requiring an electronic key from the outside."