circulation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- (countable, uncountable) Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
- (countable, uncountable) The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
Synonyms
blood circulation
number printed
popular use
sending round
circulation of the blood
circumflux
circulating medium
circulation flow
circulating water system
circulating current
cir
circulatory flow
toroidal current
velocity circulation
interchange current
circumferential motion
circulating currency
Translations
circulation
circolazione
circulación
circulação
Umlauf
κυκλοφορία
omloop
circulacióFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.
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