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{ Cir*cum"flu*ent (?), Cir*cum"flu*ous (?), } a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.] Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. "The deep, circumfluent waves." Pope.

{ Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*an (?), Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*ous (?), } a. [L. circumforaneus found in markets; circum + forum a market place.] Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house. Addison.

Cir`cum*ful"gent (?), a. [Pref. circum- + fulgent.] Shining around or about.

Cir`cum*fuse" (?), v. t. [L. circumfusus, p. p. of circumfundere to pour around; circum + fundere to pour.] To pour round; to spread round.

His army circumfused on either wing. Milton.

Cir`cum*fu"sile (?), a. [Pref. circum- + L. fusilis fusil, a.] Capable of being poured or spread round. "Circumfusile gold." Pope.

Cir`cum*fu"sion (?), n. [L. circumfusio.] The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being spread round. Swift.

Cir`cum*ges*ta"tion (?), n. [L. circumgestare to carry around; circum + gestare to carry.] The act or process of carrying about. [Obs.]

Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored. Jer. Taylor.

Cir`cum*gy"rate (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. circum- + gyrate.] To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray.

Cir`cum*gy*ra"tion (?), n. The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round.

A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration. Holland.

Cir`cum*gy"ra*to*ry (?), a. Moving in a circle; turning round. Hawthorne.

Cir`cum*gyre" (?), v. i. To circumgyrate. [Obs.]

Cir`cum*in*ces"sion (?), n. [Pref. circum- + L. incedere, incessum, to walk.] (Theol.) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.

Cir`cum*ja"cence (?), n. Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.

Cir`cum*ja"cent (?), a. [L. circumjacens, p. pr. of circumjacere; circum + jacēre to lie.] Lying round; bordering on every side. T. Fuller.

Cir`cum*jo"vi*al (?), n. [Pref. circum- + L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jove.] One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter. [Obs.] Derham.

Cir`cum*lit"to*ral (?), a. [Pref. circum- + L. littus, littoris, shore; preferable form, litus, litoris.] Adjointing the shore.

Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion (?), n. [L. circumlocutio, fr. circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.

the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. Swift.

Circumlocution office, a term of ridicule for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials.

Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion*al (?), a. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.

Cir`cum*loc"u*to*ry (?), a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone.

The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order. Chambers's Journal.

Cir`cum*me*rid"i*an (?), a. [Pref. circum- + meridian.] About, or near, the meridian.

Cir`cum*mure" (?), v. t. [Pref. circum- + mure, v. t.] To encompass with a wall. Shak.

Cir`cum*nav"i*ga*ble (?), a. Capable of being sailed round. Ray.