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circuits

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Paths that carry electricity in a machine or device. In electronics, circuits connect and control current.

Detailed Definition
A circuit is an electrical pathway that allows current to flow through a device. In the poem, circuits help create the image of a mind made from machinery and code. The term is technical enough that some readers may pause, especially outside science or electronics contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
“In circuits deep, where data streams” adapts the word from paths and electrical systems; The moon completes its circuit over the sleeping roofs; Circuits of wire hum beneath the server’s blue light; A speaker circles grief in circuits that never quite close
Additional Notes
The word in "In circuits deep" is an electronics term, not an everyday poetic word, so it may need explanation.; Found in the poem, Electric Dreams by Richard
Also Known As
pathways networks systems
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