(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.

(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass / (transitive) to surround or besiege / (transitive) to outwit or outsmart

(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect via copper pathways, often called traces.

(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in. / (transitive, by extension) To force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion, by bypassing one or more intermediary steps.

To draw a line around; to encircle. / To limit narrowly; to restrict. / (geometry) To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

A system of television cameras, connected by cable to a control room, used for surveillance.

The "internal body clock" that regulates the (roughly) 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.

Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.