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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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
[edit] Noun
circulation (countable and uncountable; plural circulations)
- The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
- The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
- 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
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The act of passing from place to place or person to person
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Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated
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The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
circuler + -ation, ultimately from Latin circulo
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[edit] Noun
circulation f. (plural circulations)
- circulation (act of moving in a circular shape)
- (anatomy) circulation (of blood)
- traffic
- distribution, circulation (of a newspaper/magazine)