What does circulation mean?
Definitions for circulation
ˌsɜr kyəˈleɪ ʃəncir·cu·la·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
circulationnoun
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
circulationnoun
movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
circulationnoun
(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
circulationnoun
number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
"by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"
circulationnoun
free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
"ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"
circulationnoun
the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
Wiktionary
circulationnoun
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
circulationnoun
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
circulationnoun
Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
circulationnoun
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
circulationnoun
The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Circulationnoun
Etymology: from circulate.
What more obvious, one would think, than the circulation of the blood, unknown ’till the last age? Thomas Burnet, Theory.
As much blood passeth through the lungs as through all the rest of the body: the circulation is quicker, and heat greater, and their texture extremely delicate. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
As for the sins of peace, thou hast brought upon us the miseries of war; so for the sins of war, thou seest fit to deny us the blessing of peace, and to keep us in a circulation of miseries. Charles I .
God, by the ordinary rule of nature, permits this continual circulation of human things. Jonathan Swift, on Modern Education.
When the apostle saith of the Jews, that they crucified the Lord of glory; and when the son of man, being on earth, affirmeth that the son of man was in heaven at the same instant, there is in these two speeches that mutual circulation before mentioned. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 53.
ChatGPT
circulation
Circulation generally refers to the movement or flow of something in a circular or looping path or system. In different contexts, it may have various specific meanings. In physics, it refers to the path integral of a vector field around a loop. In medicine, it refers to the flow of blood through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins in the body. In library science, circulation refers to the lending of books and other materials. In economics, it represents the flow of money or goods within an economy. In a broader context, it can also refer to the spread or distribution of information or ideas among people or groups.
Webster Dictionary
Circulationnoun
the act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began
Circulationnoun
the act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission
Circulationnoun
currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin
Circulationnoun
the extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper
Circulationnoun
the movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants
Etymology: [L. circulatio: cf. F. circulation.]
Editors Contribution
circulation
The efficient movement or flow of energy or matter through the accurate and specific systems of the human body, the body of an animal or organism.
The circulation system of the human body is amazing.
Submitted by MaryC on May 6, 2020
circulation
The flow of energy or fluid through a system.
Circulation within the human body is vital for life.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
British National Corpus
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Rank popularity for the word 'circulation' in Nouns Frequency: #2253
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of circulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of circulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of circulation in a Sentence
There will be no wall, if and only if it is necessary will we introduce more controls (at Brenner) by slowing traffic and trains ... but circulation will be guaranteed.
It's a forced disappearance. All those who have disappeared are related to the Causeway Bay bookshop and this bookshop was famous, not only for the sale, but also for the publication and circulation of a series of sensitive books.
We need at least three years of no wild polio virus circulation and good surveillance for the Global Commission (for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication) to certify eradication of wild polio virus, we haven’t seen type 3 wildtype in over three years. Hopefully very soon we will stop seeing wildtype type 1.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu:
During the COVID times, the high COVID times, the Department of Motor Vehicles was so offline that people weren't getting tabs. And we were advised not to try to enforce a lot of those things because the tabs were just not in circulation.
It will be worse than the Thalidomide generation because then the cause could be withdrawn from the market, but how do you withdraw from circulation a mosquito that has lived with us for so long?
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- الدورانArabic
- обращение, движение в кръг, циркулация, обикаляне, кръвообращениеBulgarian
- BlutkreislaufGerman
- cirkuladoEsperanto
- circulaciónSpanish
- تیراژPersian
- kiertokulku, kiertoliike, verenkierto, levikkiFinnish
- circulationFrench
- cuairteachadhScottish Gaelic
- kiarkley ny folley, kiarkleyManx
- keringés, vérkeringés, forgalomHungarian
- perputaran, peredaranIndonesian
- 血液循環Japanese
- oplage, omloopDutch
- циркуляция, круговое движение, обращение, кровообращение, круговорот, оборотRussian
- kan dolaşımıTurkish
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