Circuity

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  • n. A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A going round; movement in a circle or circuit.
  • Hence A roundabout manner of moving or acting; departure from the nearest or straightest way or line: as, the circuity and delay of justice.
  • A tendency to assume a circular form; the state of being circular.
  • Compass; extent; circuit.
    • Word Usage
    "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."
    Cross Reference
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