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circular definition
circular |
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