Definitions of circle [ˈsɜr kəl]

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Definition of 'circle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) circle
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center.

2.  circle
the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve.

3.  circle
any circular or ringlike object, formation, or arrangement:
a circle of dancers.

4.  circle
a ring, circlet, or crown.

5.  circle
the ring of a circus.

6.  circle
a section of seats in a theater.

7.  circle
the area within which something acts, exerts influence, etc.; realm; sphere:
a wide circle of influence.

8.  circle
a series ending where it began or forming a connected whole; cycle.

9.  circle
an argument ostensibly proving a conclusion but actually assuming the conclusion as a premise; vicious circle.

10.  circle
a number of persons bound by a common tie; coterie:
a circle of friends.

11.  circle
an administrative division, esp. of a province.

12.  circle
a parallel of latitude.

13.  circle
a sphere or orb:
the circle of the earth.

14. (v.t.) circle
to enclose in a circle; encircle:
Circle the correct answer.

15.  circle
to rotate or revolve around:
He circled the house cautiously.

16.  circle
to bypass; evade:
The ship carefully circled the iceberg.

17. (v.i.) circle
to move in a circle or circuit.

18.  circle
to find oneself back where one started.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME cercle < OF < L circulus=circ(us) (see circus ) +-ulus -ule)

Definition of 'circle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) circle
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
"he calculated the circumference of the circle"

2. (noun) set, circle, band, lot
an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

3. (noun) circle
something approximating the shape of a circle
"the chairs were arranged in a circle"

4. (noun) lap, circle, circuit
movement once around a course
"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

5. (noun) traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

6. (noun) R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle
street names for flunitrazepan

7. (noun) circle, dress circle
a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
"they had excellent seats in the dress circle"

8. (verb) circle, round
any circular or rotating mechanism
"the machine punched out metal circles"

9. (verb) circle
travel around something
"circle the globe"

10. (verb) circle, circulate
move in circles

11. (verb) encircle, circle
form a circle around
"encircle the errors"

Definition of 'circle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) circle
a round shape, or the line of this shape
children sitting in a circle; Cut out a circle of fabric.

2.  circle
a group of friends or people with a common interest, etc.
a wide circle of friends; the New York circle of translators

3.  circle
come/go full circle
to return to an original state
Back in Detroit, I felt my life had come full circle.

4.  circle
go around in circles
to repeat actions so you fail to make progress
He knew he was just going around in circles.

5. (verb) circle
to draw a circle around
Circle the correct answer.

6.  circle
to continuously move around
The eagle circled above.; Soldiers circled the town.

Definition of 'circle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) circle
a plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center

2. (noun) circle
the line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring

3. (noun) circle
an instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle

4. (noun) circle
a round body; a sphere; an orb

5. (noun) circle
compass; circuit; inclosure

6. (noun) circle
a company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set

7. (noun) circle
a circular group of persons; a ring

8. (noun) circle
a series ending where it begins, and repeating itself

9. (noun) circle
a form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning

10. (noun) circle
indirect form of words; circumlocution

11. (noun) circle
a territorial division or district

12. (noun) circle
to move around; to revolve around

13. (noun) circle
to encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle

14. (verb) circle
to move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate

Translation of 'circle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.
Afrikaans: sirkel	Arabic: دائِرَه	Bulgarian: окръжност
Brazilian: círculo	Czech: kruh, kružnice	German: der Kreis
Danish: cirkel	Greek: κύκλος	Spanish: círculo
Estonian: ringjoon	Farsi: دایره	Finnish: ympyrä
French: cercle	Hebrew: עִגוּל @@@עִיגוּל$$$	Hindi: वृत्त, परिधि
Croatian: krug	Hungarian: kör	Indonesian: lingkaran
Icelandic: hringur	Italian: cerchio	Japanese: 円
Korean: 원	Lithuanian: apskritimas, skritulys	Latvian: aplis; riņķis
Malay: bulatan	Dutch: cirkel	Norwegian: sirkel, ring
Polish: koło	Persian: دایره	Pashto: دایره
Portuguese: círculo	Romanian: cerc	Russian: круг
Slovak: kruh, kružnica	Slovenian: krog	Serbian: krug
Swedish: cirkel	Thai: วงกลม	Turkish: çember, daire, halka
Taiwanese: 圓	Ukrainian: круг	Urdu: دائرہ
Vietnamese: hình tròn	Chinese: 圆
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