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What is the noun for circular?

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circle

(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance from another point.
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.
Orbit.
A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.
(cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.
(Wicca) A ritual circle that is cast three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other items used for worship.
(South Africa) A traffic circle or roundabout.
(obsolete) Compass; circuit; enclosure.
A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
(logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
A territorial division or district.
(plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.
Synonyms:

round, ring, band, hoop, loop, disc, halo, circlet, cirque, cycle, wheel, wreath, zodiac, annulus, arc, ball, circumference, compass, crown, globe, orb, orbit, revolution, ringlet, roundel, belt, bracelet, circuit, coil, curve, disk, eye, lap, turn, vortex, aureole, full turn, gyre, twist, twirl, curl, whirl, helix, whorl, spiral, rotation, gyration, sphere, discus, saucer … more

Examples:

“In the ballroom, Lena noticed a circle of candles arranged loosely around her.”

“His court became the center for a dazzling circle of poets.”

“The greatest blunders we make as investors occur when we try to reach at ideas that sit outside our circle of expertise.”

circulation

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 coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent.
The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
Synonyms:

rotation, revolution, gyration, twirl, whirl, turn, wheel, circumvolution, gyre, circling, round, course, circuit, circle, spin, pirouette, roll, cycle, reel, turning, orbit, swirl, lap, winding, twist, swivel, wind, pivot, circumrotation, loop, convolution, twisting, curve, arc, arch, curvature, bow, roller, twizzle, eddy, birl, circumference, whirlpool, circumnavigation, tour, compass, circumscription, spiral, ring, full circle … more

Examples:

“Ponder the moon's circulation around the earth, and the phases through which it passes during each lunar month.”

“One may reasonably assume that fluid circulation inside unconsolidated sediments must play an active role in settling sedimentary structures.”

“Patients may have issues with circulation in their legs and have the condition of peripheral arterial disease.”

circlet

A small circle.
A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
A crown without arches or a covering.
A round body; an orb.
(Britain, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
Synonyms:

crown, coronet, diadem, tiara, band, headband, wreath, hoop, ring, circle, loop, round, coil, twist, helix, eye, whorl, curl, curve, twirl, spiral, convolution, kink, girdle, wheel, annulus, gyre, corkscrew, volute, curlicue, vortex, volution, screw, scroll, swirl, turn, flourish, spring, quirk, ringlet, gyration, bend, arc, circuit, zigzag, knot, circumference, hook, incurvation, noose … more

Examples:

“The woman was also wearing a simple golden necklace along with golden armlets and a gold circlet around her head.”

“It bathed his black-clad figure with eerie, blood-colored light that glanced off the silver circlet binding his black hair.”

“She wore a newly fashioned gown of shimmering white, a delicate veil and a golden circlet.”

circular

A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
In administration, a circular letter
(dated) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
A shuttle bus that runs in a loop.
Synonyms:

flyer, leaflet, pamphlet, advertisement, notice, brochure, flier, booklet, handbill, advert, announcement, dodger, folder, handout, insert, mailer, ad, broadside, literature, poster, publication, press release, bulletin, mailshot, bill, tract, bumf, throwaway, junk mail, printed matter, catalogue, catalog, hand-out, prospectus, public notice, fact sheet, release, affiche, guide, posting, fly-poster, publicity, flysheet, newsletter, placard, document, list, card, listing, agenda … more

Examples:

“The full extent of FIFA's stance was revealed in a circular sent out yesterday to all national associations and will apply immediately.”

circulator

A person or thing that causes something to circulate
(transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
(electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Every module is equipped with its own burner and circulator, meaning they are and remain flexible also for use in a larger oven group.”

“The logic circuit is designed to activate the circulator based only on demand by the thermostat or an auxiliary demand after a time delay.”

“Karen Elaine Spencer is a wanderer, a loiterer, a rider of trains, a circulator of dreams.”

circularization

The distribution of publicity circulars.
The act or process of making something circular in form.
Examples:

“Most Group I introns then simply catalyze their own circularization.”

“The performance of necessary researches for the amelioration and circularization of statistical methods.”

“The Promotions Committee reported the circularization of the entire press and the legislators and a number of towns organized.”

circler

One who circles, or makes a circular motion.
(obsolete) An inferior or itinerant poet.
Examples:

“Once you're ready to light it up, find out whether you're a circler, weaver or wrapper with this fun video's look at lighting options.”

“Poor Ava goes to school sporting hair that looks like it has been ravaged by a drunk, apprentice crop circler.”

“Ambassador Frank Circler is former American Ambassador to Rwanda in 1970s and in Somalia a decade later.”

circline

A fluorescent light in the form of a ring
A generalized circle
Synonyms:

generalized circle, cline, circular form

circularity

(uncountable) The state of being circular.
(countable) A circular object, form or argument.
Synonyms:

circuitousness, obliqueness, roundaboutness, convolutedness, complexity, indirectness, tortuousness, rambling, deviousness

Examples:

“The conversation was taking on the kind of circularity I've experienced in arguments with religious zealots.”

“Arresting in their circularity, these poems achieve a primeval force that is like some great lost original rhythm.”

“What if it was expressive of the redundancy of these men's thoughts, their emptiness and circularity?”

circulatory

(chemistry) A vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.

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