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circulation

noun
/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from circulatio
  2. inherited from circulacioun

Definitions

  1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place…

    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

    The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.

  3. Currency

    Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.

    • The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated

      The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.

      • Print circulation across the top 50 US magazines fell 5% year-on-year.

    2. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close…

      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.

      • In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]

    3. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

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Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at circulation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at circulation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at circulation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA