English Explanatory Dictionary

circular

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a circle.
  2. In the shape of, or moving in, a circle.
  3. Circuitous or roundabout.
  4. Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
  5. Distributed to a large number of persons.
  6. Perfect; complete.
  7. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
noun
  1. An advertisement, directive or notice intended for mass circulation.
  2. Ellipsis of circular letter.
  3. Ellipsis of circular file.
  4. A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern.
  5. A shuttle bus with a circular route.
verb
  1. To distribute circulars to or at.
  2. To extend in a circular direction.

Pronunciation

sûr′kyələr /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/ /ˈsɝ.kjə.lɚ/ en-us-circular.ogg /ˈsɪɹ.kjə.lɚ/ /ˈsər.k(j)ʊ.lər/

Word forms

circular more circular most circular circulars circularing circulared

Etymology

From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar.

Synonyms

annular circular cyclic discoid round rounded ring-shaped O-shaped oval toroid ringlike round-like flyer

Antonyms

sharp square thin

Related words

circle circular file circular firing squad circular saw advertisement booklet brochure catalogue catalog flier flyer handbill hand bill junk mail leaflet pamphlet

Derived words

anticircular bicircular circular angle circular arc circular argument circular breathing circular buffer circular cone circular dichroism circular economy circular fashion circular file circular filing cabinet circular function circular graph Circular Head circularin circularise circularism circularity circularization circularize circular knitting circularly circular mil circular needle circularness circular note circular parry circular polarized light circular queue circular reference circular sector circular segment circular state circular telegram circularwise cocircular court circular demicircular hemicircular innermost stable circular orbit maxicircular metacircular meta-circular microcircular minicircular near-circular noncircular quasicircular semicircular semi-circular squircular subcircular supercircular tricircular uncircular
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