An open circuit is defined as an electric circuit in which current does not flow. ... But while current cannot flow through the circuit, there is some voltage drop between two points of a circuit. Hence in an open circuit, the current flowing through the circuit is zero, and voltage is present (non-zero).

What is open circuit example?

The definition of an open circuit is a broken path for an electrical current due to an open switch or frayed wire. An example of an open circuit is a string of electric lights that don't work if one bulb goes out. An incomplete electrical circuit through which no current can flow.

What is a open circuit circuit?

: an electrical circuit in which the continuity is broken so that current does not flow.