parallel circuit: A closed electrical circuit in which the current is divided into two or more paths and then returns via a common path to complete the circuit.
(the current; is divided; into two or more paths; L:A closed electrical circuit) (the current; returns; to complete the circuit; L:A closed electrical circuit; T:then)
the current the current
is divided returns
into two or more paths L:A closed electrical circuit
to complete the circuit L:A closed electrical circuit T:then