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curl
English
Etymology
From metathesis of Middle English crulle (“curled, curly”), from Middle Dutch crul, crulle (“curl”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzl? (“bent or crooked object, curl”), of unknown origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Krulle (“curl, lock”), West Frisian krul (“curl”), Dutch krul (“curl”), German Low German Krull (“curl”), dialectal German Krolle (“curl”), Danish krølle (“curl”), Norwegian krull (“curl”). Related also to Saterland Frisian Kruus (“curl”), German kraus (“frizzy, crumpled, curly”), Swedish krusa (“to crimp, curl”). Compare also Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (kriustan, “to grind, crush, gnash”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l
Noun
curl (plural curls)
- A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
- A curved stroke or shape.
- 1995, John Curtis, Julian Reade, & Dominique Collon, Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum, page 184:
- […] the backs of their necks and their forelegs are decorated with curls and their necks and bodies are covered with fine, undulating lines.
- 1995, John Curtis, Julian Reade, & Dominique Collon, Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum, page 184:
- A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
- 1909, Harold Horsfall Hilton, The Six Handicap Golfer's Companion[2], page 38:
- It is possible to use the wind which blows from the left to the right by playing well into the wind with the slightest bit of curl on the ball […]
- 1909, Harold Horsfall Hilton, The Six Handicap Golfer's Companion[2], page 38:
- (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
- (weightlifting) Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
- 2007 (Jan/Feb), Jon Crosby, "Your Winter Muscle Makeover", Men's Health, page 54:
- Now do a curl and an overhead press, keeping your palms facing in.
- 2007 (Jan/Feb), Jon Crosby, "Your Winter Muscle Makeover", Men's Health, page 54:
- (calculus) The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
- (calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted or , that generates this field.
- (agriculture) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
- (American football) A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.
Synonyms
- (lock of curling hair): ringlet
- (curved stroke or shape): curlicue, curve, flourish, loop, spiral
Antonyms
- (weightlifting exercise): extension
Coordinate terms
- (calculus): gradient, divergence, rotational
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
curl (third-person singular simple present curls, present participle curling, simple past and past participle curled)
- (transitive) To cause to move in a curve.
- (transitive) To make into a curl or spiral.
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- (intransitive) To move in curves.
- (intransitive, curling) To take part in the sport of curling.
- (transitive, weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
- To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
- There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs; […].
- To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
- 1633, George Herbert, Jordan
- Curling with metaphors a plain intention.
- 1633, George Herbert, Jordan
- To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
- Seas would be pools without the brushing air / To curl the waves.
- (hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
Synonyms
- (to make into a curl or spiral): arch, coil, roll up
- (to assume the shape of a curl or spiral): coil, roll up
- (to move in curves): curve, spiral
Antonyms
- (to make into a curl or spiral): straighten, uncoil, unroll
- (to assume the shape of a curl or spiral): straighten, uncoil, unroll
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- coil
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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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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