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Definition of Circle
1. Verb. Travel around something. "Circle the globe"
Specialized synonyms: Circumambulate, Walk Around, Circumnavigate, Compass, Circle Around, Circle Round, Revolve Around
2. Noun. 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"
Terms within: Arc
Generic synonyms: Ellipse, Oval
Derivative terms: Circular
3. Verb. Move in circles.
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Orb, Orbit, Revolve, Troll, Loop, Loop
4. Noun. An unofficial association of people or groups. "They were an angry lot"
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Car Pool, Camp, Clique, Coterie, Ingroup, Inner Circle, Pack, Cohort, Confederacy, Conspiracy, Four Hundred, Horsey Set, Horsy Set, Jet Set, Company, Party
5. Verb. Form a circle around. "Encircle the errors"
6. Noun. Something approximating the shape of a circle. "The chairs were arranged in a circle"
7. Noun. Movement once around a course. "He drove an extra lap just for insurance"
Generic synonyms: Locomotion, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Pace Lap, Lap Of Honour, Victory Lap
Derivative terms: Circular, Circulate
8. Noun. A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island. "The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
Generic synonyms: Junction
Group relationships: Road, Route
9. Noun. Street names for flunitrazepan.
Generic synonyms: Flunitrazepan, Rohypnol
10. Noun. 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"
Generic synonyms: Seating, Seating Area, Seating Room, Seats
Group relationships: House, Theater, Theatre
11. Noun. Any circular or rotating mechanism. "The machine punched out metal circles"
Specialized synonyms: Disc, Disk
Generic synonyms: Rotating Mechanism
Derivative terms: Circular, Circulate, Round
Definition of Circle
1. n. 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. v. t. To move around; to revolve around.
3. v. i. To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
Definition of Circle
1. Noun. (geometry) : A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point. ¹
2. Noun. 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 from another point. ¹
3. Noun. Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures. ¹
4. Noun. A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle. ¹
5. Noun. Orbit. ¹
6. Noun. A specific group of persons. ¹
7. Noun. (cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match. ¹
8. Noun. (context: Wicca) A ritual circle that is casted three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other itmes used for worship ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To travel around along a curved path. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To surround. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To place or mark a circle around. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To travel in circles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Circle
1. to move or revolve around [v -CLED, -CLING, -CLES]
Medical Definition of Circle
1. 1. A ring-shaped structure or group of structures. 2. A line or process with every point equidistant from the centre. Synonym: circellus. Origin: L. Circulus (05 Mar 2000)