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adjective

having the form of a circle; round: a circular tower.

of or pertaining to a circle: a circular plane.

moving in or forming a circle or a circuit: the circular rotation of the earth.

moving or occurring in a cycle or round: the circular succession of the seasons.

roundabout; indirect; circuitous: a circular route.

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Logic. of or pertaining to reasoning in which the conclusion is ostensibly proved, but in actuality it or its equivalent has been assumed as a premise.

pertaining to a circle or set of persons.

(of a letter, memorandum, etc.) addressed to a number of persons or intended for general circulation.

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noun

a letter, advertisement, notice, or statement for circulation among the general public.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circulāris, equivalent to circul(us) circle + -āris -ar¹

Related forms

cir·cu·lar·i·ty, cir·cu·lar·ness, noun

cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb

non·cir·cu·lar, adjective

non·cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb

sub·cir·cu·lar, adjective

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sub·cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb

sub·cir·cu·lar·i·ty, noun

un·cir·cu·lar, adjective

un·cir·cu·lar·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
9. handbill, flier, leaflet.

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The reverse is true if you cut plywood with a circular saw.

Yet any sort of circular migration brings challenges of integration.

Diatoms take all sorts of shapes and sizes, such as these circular ones.

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The reverse is true if you cut plywood with a circular saw.

Yet any sort of circular migration brings challenges of integration.

Diatoms take all sorts of shapes and sizes, such as these circular ones.

Nearly circular bands, called auroral ovals, surround both poles of our planet.

The wreaths symbolize the couple's unity, both in their circular shape and in the ribbon that connects them.

Circular seating area creates an outdoor family room.

So, there is nothing special about the circular motion except that it gives the pumpkin a longer amount of time to speed up.

His circular sail is attached to a mast that rises above a bridge between two pontoons.

Many people confuse older styles of circular intersections with modern roundabouts.

If eyespots worked by mimicking eyes, then the paper insects with circular spots presented in pairs should be preyed on least.

Almost all of our moon's craters are nearly circular too.

Ferguson fulfilled her wish by widening a portion of a path and turning it into a circular terrace.

Also, their orbits are elliptical instead of nearly circular.

The property has iron gates, a circular drive and a garden.

The pact invokes the concept of circular migration to argue that immigration can benefit both sending and receiving countries.

Hurricanes are huge circular storms of wind, clouds, and rain that form over warm tropical oceans.

Your first sentence is a fine example of circular reasoning.

Circular shapes echo the curve of the entry garden, the round stock tank, and the stacked-stone globe to give a sense of unity.

The volume slider also is curved, to the right of the circular video control.

The one at the big, circular desk, uh right there in the center there.

They may be nearly circular or so elongated that they take on a cigarlike appearance.

With a drop of maybe epoxy and the proper angle for the stigmatic lens, the two lenses are snapped and glued into circular frames.

The gently curving path invites you to stroll among the plants, and leads to a small circular patio.

Center-pivot irrigation sprinklers rotate around a water supply to create a circular field of crops.

Some circular formations are visited by thousands of these enthusiasts, causing further damage to crops and sometimes property.

In reality, though, only about one in three of the known exoplanets has a circular or near-circular orbit.

The aliens could impose a circular polarization on the radio signal to indicate the correct chirality.

Circular flowers arise either alone or in clusters from a foliage rosette.

But in space, their webs end up completely circular.

The granaries themselves are circular and quite sophisticated.

Dip your fingers into the cleanser and apply it to your face and neck using a gentle circular motion.

So, the claim that the planets travel in circular orbits wasn't an inherently unscientific claim.

Circular concrete pavers supply visual punch and act as an extension of the patio.

The circular base consists of photovoltaic cells, which receives power from a laser beaming station on the surface below.

And there is a large circular gap at the centre of the blades, which is safer for marine life.

The circular blemishes on the solar surface are sunspots, regions of intense magnetic activity.

The iris sphincter is arranged in a circular pattern, similar to a purse string.

If that is not possible, use a circular saw equipped with a masonry blade to cut a channel that you can slide the lintel into.

Circular touchpad is awkward, compounded by odd, tiny buttons.

The turtles were then placed in a shallow circular water tank.

If the opposing view is all doom and gloom apply it to the same circular file.

The nursery's displays are laid out in wide circular arcs perfect for browsing.

Banter with owners over pre-dinner drinks in leather-bound library, then dine with guests house-party style around circular table.

All of these circular correlations may or may not even identify any actual causal factor.

If this circular stone patio is any indication, they all have bright futures ahead of them.

Clamp or tack a saw guide to the posts to ensure a safe and accurate cut with a circular saw.

The circular door hardware matches the steel stair rail.

Download a plan for your own circular edible garden.

The walkway will connect with a circular park that will let users turn east to a series of new buildings.

The bed nets distributed by governments and international organizations have one of two basic designs: circular or rectangular.

In the kitchen, a circular island functions as both a dramatic focal point and a cabinet for extra storage and prep space.

The second sign might have been the big, circular lock, situated above the first.

Many ovoos are visible on the satellite images as a circular structure with a blue or purple spot in the center.

The chicks learn to feed from the adult and follow it around circular exercise pens.

Talk about eating local: grow your freshest food ever in this circular garden plot.

Set close to the road on circular streets, some with itsy-bitsy porches and railings only two feet high, the houses.

Sticking out at an angle from the circular body of the vertebra, there is a wing of bone called the transverse process.

But even our best quarter-wave plates can only detect circular polarized light in a few colors.

The large circular ballroom was artistically decorated with cedars decked with.

Good question: avoiding circular reasoning is a huge challenge of this line of work.

Romanesque columns, it was circular and had marble figures of the two of them.

The fireplace is faced with the same cultured stone as the circular planter, visually connecting the two areas.

The seal is circular with the cross centered over a valley formed by four hills.

But mantis shrimp are the first animals known to see both linear polarization and a much rarer type called circular polarization.

They are produced by circular variable currents and can interact magnetically.

Importantly, these planets are in circular orbits¿a rarity among the extrasolar planets known thus far.

Skelly supervised replacement of a circular driveway with a rock garden, while.

At the sculpture's base is a round pool with fountain pump that sends water in a circular motion around the pool.

The circular world of breeders, kennel clubs and dog shows rules against this.

But as the planet search program has matured, we're finding more planets farther out and in nearly circular orbits.

Maps of the universe have been presented in oval form whereas it is actually circular with the observer dead center.

McGillis said designers dropped a circular design of the studs in favor of a triangular one.

Almost as soon as it was completed the public markets were moved outside the circular walls for security purposes.

These costs are based on actual builds not circular quoted greenie nonsense.

Second, the circular nubbins are too small on the function keys and too big on the letters.

Many of us recognize the black-and-white circular yin and yang symbol.

After gently applying the paste to your face using a circular motion, rinse with warm water.

Every flow of electrons produces perpendicular circular magnetic fields.

Where two walls adjoin, use a circular saw with a masonry blade to.

The device has an unusual circular scroll-wheel that lets users search through their music library by playlist, artist, or genre.

Central bars form when stellar orbits in a spiral galaxy become unstable and deviate from a circular path.

For instance, a metal circular hub on the reverse side of the disk worked as a metaphor for the human eye.

The market system is a closed circular flow between production and consumption, with no inlets or outlets.

Infinite regression, circular reasoning, reduction to absurdity.

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World English Dictionary

circular (ˈsɜːkjʊlə)

—*adj*
1.	of, involving, resembling, or shaped like a circle
2.	circuitous
3.	(of arguments) futile because the truth of the premises cannot be established independently of the conclusion
4.	travelling or occurring in a cycle
5.	(of letters, announcements, etc) intended for general distribution

—n
6.	a printed or duplicated advertisement or notice for mass distribution

circularity

—n

'circularness

—n

'circularly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

circular

1370, from Anglo-Fr. circuler, O.Fr. circulier, from L. circularis, from circulus (see circle). Sense of "a notice circulated" is from 1818.

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