Open Circuit

circuit which does not conduct electricity

The term Open circuit may refer to:Open-circuit voltage, the difference of electrical potential between two terminals of a device when there is no external load connectedOpen-circuit scuba, a type of SCUBA-diving equipment where the user breathes from the set and then exhales to the surroundings without recycling the exhaled airSelf-contained breathing apparatus, used in open-circuit SCUBA
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Noun
1. an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
(antonym) closed circuit, loop
(hypernym) circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit

1. In communications, a circuit available for use. (188 ) 2. In electrical engineering, a circuit that contains an essentially infinite impedance. Note: An open circuit may be intentional, as in a switch, or may constitute a fault, as in a severed cable.