Circular
['sɜːkjʊlə] or ['sɝkjəlɚ]
Definition
(noun.) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; 'he mailed the circular to all subscribers'.
(adj.) describing a circle; moving in a circle; 'the circular motion of the wheel' .
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Definition
(a.) In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
(a.) repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
(a.) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
(a.) Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter.
(a.) Perfect; complete.
(a.) A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
(a.) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Round, annular, ring-shaped.
Editor: Simon
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Round, spherical
ANT:Lineal, direct
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Definition
adj. round: ending in itself: addressed to a circle of persons.—n. a note sent round to a circle or number of persons.—n. Circular′ity.—adv. Cir′cularly.—Circular notes bank-notes issued for the convenience of travellers being a kind of bill personal to the bearer who is given also a corresponding 'letter of indication' addressed to foreign bankers.
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Examples
- In such a Kaleidoscope, the circular figure will be formed by three reflections from each glass. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Other stone-cutting machines had for their objects the cutting and moulding the edges of tables, mantels and slabs; and the cutting of circular and other curved work. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Oh you circular old dodger! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was in a window of what seemed to be an old-fashioned house with three peaks in the roof in front and a circular sweep leading to the porch. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A circular disk, bearing a circular series of figures is mounted on a handle to revolve. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Revived by soup, Twemlow discourses mildly of the Court Circular with Boots and Brewer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It was of circular form, incased in iron, with the ends of several small magnets sticking through the floor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A few efforts at irregular turning had been made before, but in the arts generally only circular forms had been turned. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The reflectors were in some cases inclined to each other, and he remarked the circular arrangement of the images of a candle round a centre. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Now gangs of such saws may be found in America and elsewhere, and circular saws have also been added. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This and other difficulties led finally to the adoption of the circular type, whose continuous cut and high speed saved much time and presented many other advantages. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The talking ceased, and Fairway gave a circular motion to the rope, as if he were stirring batter. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It will be sufficient to say that it was circular in form, and so small that it would have been completely covered by a shilling coin. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Beneath it, in the ground, there lies the main body of the temple consisting in six hundred and eighty-seven circular chambers, one below another. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- While in England in 1837-1840, obtaining a patent on and introducing a circular saw, he became interested in the printing presses of the London Times. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I was directing the new circulars till two this morning. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- All he did was to sign the circulars with his flourish and signature, and direct them in a shaky, clerklike hand. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She's going to put out five thousand new circulars, and she knows you'll be interested to hear that. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This machine automatically feeds and addresses public service bills, insurance premium notices and receipts, cards, envelopes, circulars, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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