circuityn.

/səˈkjuːɪti/

Forms: Also 1500s circuitee, cyrcuity.

Etymology: < Old French circuité circuit, ambit, precinct, etc., < Latin circuitus apparently after words like gratuité, vacuité, etc.

= circuit n., in various senses.

†1. Ambit, enclosure, compass, area. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > surrounded space or extent

compassc1386

circuit1483

circuity1542

boundage1598

modelc1605

the world > action or operation > [noun] > sphere or scope of operation

circuity1542

circuit1597

orb1598

range1622

sphere1661

circle1664

random1667

purview1688

domain1764

purvey1813

preserve1829

scope1830

demesne1851

coverage1930

space1976

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 220 A dominion of muche more large and ample circuitee then the same whiche he was Lorde of before.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxx. 749 In the circutie or shadowe of the same.

a. Circuitous quality; roundabout process.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > indirect action or process > [noun]

circumquaque1546

circumduction1602

circumambulation1606

circuitya1626

indirectness1628

side wind1648

circumbendibus1681

ambagiosity1819

circumambulating1837

ambagiousness1867

circuitousness1869

a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. (1856) I. 157 Without all circuity, noting, naming, and in a manner pointing to it.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 43 It prevents the circuity and delay of justice.

1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 473 The correspondence must involve circuities.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. ii. 126 His vehemence loses its effect by the circuity of his pleonastic language.

1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors I. Introd. 8 To avoid the circuity of applying to Parliament.

b. Law. (See quot. 1641 and cf. circuit n. 8c.)

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > a protracted suit

circuit of actiona1626

circuity1641

ganging plea1816

1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 39 When an action is rightfully brought for a duty but yet about the bush, as it were..it is called Circuity of action.

3. Circular motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle

umganga1300

umganginga1340

circlingc1440

compassing1530

circuition1533

circulation1535

round1539

circumgyration1606

rounding1612

circuling1647

circuiting1659

circumagitation1660

circuity1770

ringing1868

milling1874

circumfluence1881

ring-a-ring1922

mill1961

1770 T. Whately Observ. Mod. Gardening 67 The characteristic property of running water is progress, of stagnant is circuity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	circuity
释义	circuityn. /səˈkjuːɪti/ Forms: Also 1500s circuitee, cyrcuity. Etymology: < Old French circuité circuit, ambit, precinct, etc., < Latin circuitus apparently after words like gratuité, vacuité, etc. = circuit n., in various senses. †1. Ambit, enclosure, compass, area. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > surrounded space or extent compassc1386 circuit1483 circuity1542 boundage1598 modelc1605 the world > action or operation > [noun] > sphere or scope of operation circuity1542 circuit1597 orb1598 range1622 sphere1661 circle1664 random1667 purview1688 domain1764 purvey1813 preserve1829 scope1830 demesne1851 coverage1930 space1976 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes (1877) 220 A dominion of muche more large and ample circuitee then the same whiche he was Lorde of before. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxx. 749 In the circutie or shadowe of the same. 2. a. Circuitous quality; roundabout process. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > indirect action or process > [noun] circumquaque1546 circumduction1602 circumambulation1606 circuitya1626 indirectness1628 side wind1648 circumbendibus1681 ambagiosity1819 circumambulating1837 ambagiousness1867 circuitousness1869 a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. (1856) I. 157 Without all circuity, noting, naming, and in a manner pointing to it. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 43 It prevents the circuity and delay of justice. 1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) III. 473 The correspondence must involve circuities. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. ii. 126 His vehemence loses its effect by the circuity of his pleonastic language. 1845 Ld. Campbell Lives Chancellors I. Introd. 8 To avoid the circuity of applying to Parliament. b. Law. (See quot. 1641 and cf. circuit n. 8c.) ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > a protracted suit circuit of actiona1626 circuity1641 ganging plea1816 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 39 When an action is rightfully brought for a duty but yet about the bush, as it were..it is called Circuity of action. 3. Circular motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > [noun] > movement in circle umganga1300 umganginga1340 circlingc1440 compassing1530 circuition1533 circulation1535 round1539 circumgyration1606 rounding1612 circuling1647 circuiting1659 circumagitation1660 circuity1770 ringing1868 milling1874 circumfluence1881 ring-a-ring1922 mill1961 1770 T. Whately Observ. Mod. Gardening 67 The characteristic property of running water is progress, of stagnant is circuity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1542
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