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circular
English
Etymology
From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, borrowed from Old French circulier, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??k.j?.l?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?k.j?.l?/
- Hyphenation: cir?cu?lar
Adjective
circular (comparative more circular, superlative most circular)
- Of or relating to a circle.
- In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
- Circuitous or roundabout.
- Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
- circular reasoning
- Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition.
- a circular formula in a spreadsheet
- Distributed to a large number of persons.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- a proclamation of Henry III., […] doubtless circular throughout England
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- (obsolete) Perfect; complete.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, Maid of Honour, act I, scene 2:
- A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, Maid of Honour, act I, scene 2:
- (archaic) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
- February 1, 1711, John Dennis, on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare
- Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
- February 1, 1711, John Dennis, on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare
Hyponyms
- semicircular
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
circular (plural circulars)
- Synonym of flyer: a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass circulation.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 55:
- The pigeon-hole was also stuffed with circulars and hand-bills.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 55:
- Short for circular letter.
- (dated) A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern.
- A shuttle bus with a circular route.
See also
- advertisement
- booklet
- brochure
- catalogue, catalog
- flier, flyer
- handbill, hand bill
- junk mail
- leaflet
- pamphlet
Verb
circular (third-person singular simple present circulars, present participle circularing, simple past and past participle circulared)
- To distribute circulars to or at.
- To extend in a circular direction.
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (epicene, plural circulares)
- circular
Related terms
- círculu
Verb
circular (first-person singular indicative present circulo, past participle circuláu)
- to circle
Conjugation
Related terms
- círculu
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /si?.ku?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /sir.ku?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /si?.ku?la?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (masculine and feminine plural circulars)
- circular
Noun
circular f (plural circulars)
- circular
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin circulo, circulare, post-Augustan form of Latin circulor.
Verb
circular (first-person singular present circulo, past participle circulat)
- to circulate
- to move, to travel
Conjugation
Related terms
- cercle
Further reading
- “circular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “circular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “circular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “circular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular m or f (plural circulares)
- (geometry) circular
Related terms
- círculo
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?ris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo +? -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?.ku.?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?si?.ku.?la?/
Adjective
circular m or f (plural circulares, comparable)
- circular; round
- Synonyms: redondo, rotundo
- running in a loop
- (rhetoric, lexicography) circular (referring back to itself)
- circular (distributed to a large number of people)
Noun
circular f (plural circulares)
- circular letter (official communication distributed to interested parties)
Noun
circular m (plural circulares)
- circular (shuttle bus that runs in a loop)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin circul?, circul?re (“I make round”), post-Augustan form of Latin circulor.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?.ku.?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?si?.ku.?la(?)/
Verb
circular (first-person singular present indicative circulo, past participle circulado)
- (transitive) to circle (to place a circle around)
- Synonym: circundar
- (intransitive) to circle (to move around an axis)
- Synonyms: girar, rodar
- (intransitive) to circulate (to move through a circuit)
- (intransitive) to flow freely
- (intransitive, or transitive with por) to move about; to walk around
- (transitive) to circulate; to disseminate; to spread
- (intransitive) to circulate; to be disseminated; to be spread; to go around
- (economics) to circulate (to be valid as currency)
- (media) to circulate (to be published and distributed)
- (economics) to circulate (to be valid as currency)
- first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of circular
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of circular
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of circular
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of circular
Conjugation
Romanian
Etymology
From French circulaire
Adjective
circular m or n (feminine singular circular?, masculine plural circulari, feminine and neuter plural circulare)
- circular
Declension
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?ris, from Latin circulus.
Adjective
circular (plural circulares)
- circular
Noun
circular f (plural circulares)
- circular (advertisement)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Late Latin circul?re, present active infinitive of circul?, post-Augustan form of Latin circulor. Doublet of the inherited cerchar.
Verb
circular (first-person singular present circulo, first-person singular preterite circulé, past participle circulado)
- to circulate
- to go round, move around
- to scram, clear off
Conjugation
Related terms
- círculo
References
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serpentine
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French serpentin, from Latin serpent?nus, from serp?ns (“serpent”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??p?nta?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??p?nta?n/
- Rhymes: -??(r)p?nta?n
Adjective
serpentine (comparative more serpentine, superlative most serpentine)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
- Of, or having attributes associated with, the serpent referred to in the book of Genesis in the Bible, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
- Having the form or shape of a snake.
- Synonym: ophidian
- Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.
- Synonyms: sinuous, tortuous, winding
Translations
Noun
serpentine (plural serpentines)
- Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
- (historical) An early form of cannon, used in the 16th century.
- A kind of firework.
- A coiled distillation tube.
- (mathematics) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
Translations
Verb
serpentine (third-person singular simple present serpentines, present participle serpentining, simple past and past participle serpentined)
- (archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
- 1813, George Nicholson, The Cambrian Traveller's Guidey
- There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.
- 1813, George Nicholson, The Cambrian Traveller's Guidey
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French serpentine, from resemblance to a serpent's skin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??p?nta?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??p?ntin/, /?s??p?nta?n/
- Rhymes: -??(r)p?nta?n
Noun
serpentine (countable and uncountable, plural serpentines)
- (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
- (geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
Hyponyms
- (mineral): antigorite, chrysotile, lizardite
Translations
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Serpentine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “serpentine”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
Anagrams
- terpinenes
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
serpentine
- feminine singular of serpentin
Italian
Adjective
serpentine
- feminine plural of serpentino
Noun
serpentine f pl
- plural of serpentina
Latin
Adjective
serpent?ne
- vocative masculine singular of serpent?nus
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