English Explanatory Dictionary

circulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
  2. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
  3. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
  4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
  5. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
  6. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ en-us-circulation.ogg

Word forms

circulation circulations

Etymology

From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.

Related words

circle cycle cyclus

Derived words

cerebrocirculation circulational circulationary circulation desk circulationism circulationist circulation time cocirculation collateral circulation coronary circulation Hadley circulation in circulation Langmuir circulation macrocirculation malcirculation microcirculation miscirculation noncirculation overcirculation pulmonary circulation systemic circulation thermohaline circulation
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