Part 1935

<h1>Circulable</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*la*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>That may be circulated.</def>

<h1>Circular</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>circularis</ets>, fr. <ets>circulus</ets> circle: cf. F. <ets>circulaire</ets>. See <er>Circle</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; <as>as, <ex>circular</ex> reasoning</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See <cref>Cyclic poets</cref>, under <er>Cyclic</er>.</def>

<blockquote>Had Virgil been a <b>circular</b> poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido? <i>Dennis.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; <as>as, a <ex>circular</ex> letter</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless <b>circular</b> throughout England. <i>Hallam.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Perfect; complete.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A man so absolute and <b>circular</b> In all those wished-for rarities that may take A virgin captive. <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Circular are</col>, <cd>any portion of the circumference of a circle.</cd> -- <col>Circular cubics</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>curves of the third order which are imagined to pass through the two circular points at infinity.</cd> -- <col>Circular functions</col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Function</er>.</cd> -- <col>Circular instruments</col>, <cd>mathematical instruments employed for measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round the whole circumference of a circle, or 360&deg;.</cd> -- <col>Circular lines</col>, <cd>straight lines pertaining to the circle, as sines, tangents, secants, etc.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Circular note</col> <it>or</it> <col>letter</col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Credit</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Diplomacy)</fld> <cd>A letter addressed in identical terms to a number of persons.</cd> -- <col>Circular numbers</col> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>, <cd>those whose powers terminate in the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose squares are 25 and 36. <i>Bailey</i>. <i>Barlow</i>.</cd> -- <col>Circular points at infinity</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>two imaginary points at infinite distance through which every circle in the plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.</cd> -- <col>Circular polarization</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Polarization</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Circular</col> <it>or</it> <col>Globular sailing</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the method of sailing by the arc of a great circle.</cd> -- <col>Circular saw</col>. <cd>See under <er>Saw</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Circular</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*lar</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. (for sense 1) F. <ets>circulaire</ets>, lettre <ets>circulaire</ets>. See <er>Circular</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; <as>as, a business <ex>circular</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.</def>

<h1>Circularity</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>circularitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being circular; a circular form.</def>

<h1>Circularly</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*lar*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a circular manner.</def>

<h1>Circulary</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*la*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Circular; illogical.</def> <mark>[Obs. & .]</mark> "Cross and <i>circulary</i> speeches."

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Circulate</h1> <Xpage=257>

<hw>Cir"cu*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Ciorculated</er>; <tt>P. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Circulating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>circulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>circulare</ets>, v. t., to surround, make round, <ets>circulari</ets>, v. i., to gather into a circle. See <er>Circle</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; <as>as, the blood <ex>circulates</ex> in the body</as>.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>