circulation

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˌleɪ.ʃən/, SAMPA: /"s3:(r\).jkU%leI.S@n/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈsɝkjʊˌleɪʃən/, SAMPA: /"s3`kjU%leIS@n/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

[edit] Noun

circulation (countable and uncountable; plural circulations)

  1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
  2. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
  3. Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
  4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
  5. 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.

[edit] Translations

The act of moving in a circle
The act of passing from place to place or person to person
Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated
The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

circuler +‎ -ation, ultimately from Latin circulo

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
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[edit] Noun

circulation f. (plural circulations)

  1. circulation (act of moving in a circular shape)
  2. (anatomy) circulation (of blood)
  3. traffic
  4. distribution, circulation (of a newspaper/magazine)
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