circle
noun
/ˈsɜɹkəl/
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[ˈsɜː.kəɫ]
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[ˈsɝ.kəɫ]
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- (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
- A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.
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circulus,
circus
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- Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
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orbis
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circulum
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- A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.
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corona,
circulus
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- (astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.
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circulus
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circle
verb
/ˈsɜɹkəl/
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[ˈsɜː.kəɫ]
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[ˈsɝ.kəɫ]
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- (transitive) To surround.
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cingō
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