Grep of noun circular
circular
circular file
circular function
circular measure
circular plane
circular saw
circularisation
circularity
circularization
Overview of noun circular
The noun circular has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")
Overview of adj circular
The adj circular has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) round, circular -- (having a circular shape)
2. annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped -- (shaped like a ring)
3. circular -- (marked by or moving in a cycle)
Antonyms of adj circular
3 senses of circular
Sense 1
round (vs. square), circular
Sense 2
annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped
INDIRECT (VIA rounded) -> angular, angulate
Sense 3
circular
INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> noncyclic, noncyclical
Similarity of adj circular
3 senses of circular
Sense 1
round (vs. square), circular
=> ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
=> bulblike, bulbous
=> capitate
=> discoid, discoidal, disklike
=> moonlike, moon-round
=> ringlike
=> roundish
=> coccoid
=> nutlike
=> pear-shaped
=> orbiculate, orbicular
Also See-> rounded#1
Sense 2
annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped
=> rounded (vs. angular)
Sense 3
circular
=> cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical
Attributes of adj circular
Familiarity of adj circular
circular used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj circular
circular
circular-knit
non-circular
semicircular
Overview of noun circular
The noun circular has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")
Overview of adj circular
The adj circular has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) round, circular -- (having a circular shape)
2. annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, circular, ringed, ring-shaped -- (shaped like a ring)
3. circular -- (marked by or moving in a cycle)
circular definition
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