circular

cir·cu·lar

C0363500 (sûr′kyə-lər)adj.1. Of or relating to a circle.2. a. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.b. Moving in or forming a circle.3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office.4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument.5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word.6. Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons.n. A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution.

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[Middle English circuler, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin circulāris, from circulus, circle; see circle.]

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cir′cu·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.cir′cu·lar·ly adv.

circular

(ˈsɜːkjʊlə) adj1. of, involving, resembling, or shaped like a circle2. circuitous3. (Logic) (of arguments) futile because the truth of the premises cannot be established independently of the conclusion4. travelling or occurring in a cycle5. (of letters, announcements, etc) intended for general distributionn (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a printed or duplicated advertisement or notice for mass distribution circularity, ˈcircularness n ˈcircularly adv

cir•cu•lar

(ˈsɜr kyə lər)

adj. 1. having the form of a circle; round. 2. of or pertaining to a circle. 3. moving in or forming a circle or a circuit. 4. moving or occurring in a cycle or round: the circular succession of the seasons. 5. circuitous; indirect. 6. involving a vicious circle. 7. (of a letter, notice, etc.) intended for general circulation. n. 8. a letter, advertisement, or notice intended for general circulation. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin circulāris=circul(us) circle + -āris -ar¹] cir`cu•lar′i•ty, cir′cu•lar•ness, n. cir′cu•lar•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circular - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"broadsheet, broadside, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier, billad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or servicestuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
Adj.	1.	circular - having a circular shaperoundrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
	2.	circular - describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"orbitual, rotarycyclical, cyclic - recurring in cycles

circular

adjective1. round, ring-shaped, annular, discoid The car turned into a spacious, circular courtyard.2. circuitous, cyclical, orbital Both sides of the river can be explored on this circular walk.noun1. advertisement, notice, ad (informal), announcement, advert (Brit. informal), press release A circular has been sent to 1,800 newspapers.

circular

adjective1. Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point:annular, globoid, globular, round, spheric, spherical.2. Not taking a direct or straight line or course:anfractuous, circuitous, devious, indirect, oblique, roundabout, tortuous.

Translations

圆形的循环的通知

circular

(ˈsəːkjulə) adjective1. having the form of a circle. a circular piece of paper. 圓形的 圆形的2. leading back to the point from which it started. a circular road. 循環的 循环的 noun a notice etc, especially advertising something, sent to a number of persons. We often get circulars advertising holidays. 通知，傳單 通知circuˈlarity (-ˈlӕ-) noun 環狀，循環性 环状

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