What does "open circuit" mean?

An incomplete electrical circuit through which no current can flow.

What is a synonym for "open circuit"?

Common synonyms include: isolated circuits.

noun

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Noun

1
An incomplete electrical circuit through which no current can flow.
"Turning the switch to "off" causes this circuit to be an open circuit."
2
an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows wordnet

"Turning the switch to "off" causes this circuit to be an open circuit."