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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycir·cu·lar I \ˈsər-kyə-lər\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English circuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus circle DATE 15th century 1. a. having the form of a circle : round a circular orbit b. moving in or describing a circle or spiral a circular staircase2. a. of or relating to a circle or its mathematical properties a circular arc b. having a circular base or bases a circular cylinder3. circuitous, indirect4. marked by or moving in a cycle5. being or involving reasoning that uses in the argument or proof a conclusion to be proved or one of its unproved consequences6. intended for circulation a circular letter• cir·cu·lar·i·ty \ˌsər-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē, -ˈla-rə-\ noun• cir·cu·lar·ly \ˈsər-kyə-lər-lē\ adverb• cir·cu·lar·ness noun II noun DATE 1789 : a paper (as a leaflet) intended for wide distribution English Etymologycircular 1370, from Anglo-Fr. circuler, O.Frhttp://O.Fr. circulier, from L. circularis, from circulus (see circle). Sense of "a notice circulated" is from 1818. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcircular adj. VERBS be, look From a front view the small birds can look almost circular. ADV. perfectly He had round unblinking eyes and a perfectly circular head. | almost, nearly, roughly, virtually The crater was two miles across and roughly circular. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7circularcir·cu·lar / 5sE:kjElE(r); NAmE 5sE:rk- / adjective1. shaped like a circle; round 圆形的；环形的；圆的: a circular building 圆形建筑物 2. moving around in a circle 环行的；绕圈的: a circular tour of the city 环城游览 3. (of an argument or a theory 论点或理论) using an idea or a statement to prove sth which is then used to prove the idea or statement at the beginning 循环论证的(以一种观点证明另一观点,接着再用后一种观点反过来去证明前一观点)4. (of a letter 信函) sent to a large number of people 大量送发的；传阅的• cir·cu·lar·ity / 7sE:kjE5lArEti; NAmE 7sE:rk- / noun [U] : There is a dangerous circularity about this argument. 这个论点存在着危险的循环论证。 noun a printed letter, notice or advertisement that is sent to a large number of people at the same time (同时送达很多人的)印刷信函(或通知、广告) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcir·cu·larI. \ˈsərkyələr; ˈsə̄kyələ(r, ˈsəik-\ adjectiveEtymology: alteration (influenced by Late Latin circularis) of earlier circuler, from Middle English, from Middle French circuler, circulier, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus circle — more at circle1. a. : having the exact or approximate form or outline of a circle : round < a circular orbit > < a circular cavity > < a circular area > b. : made in round shape or tubular form : so made as to form a circle when spread flat < a circular cape >2. : marked by motion in a circle < a circular dance >: describing a circle or spiral < a circular staircase >: going in a circle : operating with a circular arrangement < a circular machine for knitting >3. : relating to the circle or its properties < a circular arc >4. obsolete : perfect, complete5. : circuitous, indirect < a circular treatment of the problem >6. : marked by or similar to reasoning or arguing in a circle < paucity of evidence tends to make the arguments circular — Times Literary Supplement >7. : marked by or moving in a cycle of repetition8. : intended for circulation either widely or within a particular group < a subcommittee drafted a circular letter to all the disaffected groups >• cir·cu·lar·ly adverb• cir·cu·lar·ness noun -esII. noun(-s)1. : an announcement, advertisement, or directive typically in the form of a printed leaflet intended to be sent to many persons or otherwise distributed widely < the first government circular relative to the medical examination of aviators — H.G.Armstrong > < a circular to be sent to the police of the areas in which the twenty-nine men lived — F.W.Crofts >2. also circular cloak : a long full often fur-lined cape popular in the 19th century

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