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- Of, or related to a circle
- in the shape of, or moving in a circle
- circuitous or roundabout
- defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word
- distributed to a large number of persons
- A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cir"cu*lar (?), a. [L.
circularis, fr. circulus circle: cf. F.
circulaire. See Circle.]
1. In the form of, or bounded by, a
circle; round.
2. repeating itself; ending in itself;
reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical;
inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends;
cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under
Cyclic.
Had Virgil been a circular poet, and
closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had
Dido?
Dennis.
4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number
of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for
circulation; as, a circular letter.
A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless
circular throughout England.
Hallam.
5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]
A man so absolute and circular
In all those wished-for rarities that may take
A virgin captive.
Massinger.
Circular are, any portion of the
circumference of a circle. -- Circular
cubics (Math.), curves of the third order
which are imagined to pass through the two circular points at
infinity. -- Circular functions.
(Math.) See under Function. --
Circular instruments, mathematical
instruments employed for measuring angles, in which the
graduation extends round the whole circumference of a circle, or
360°. -- Circular lines, straight
lines pertaining to the circle, as sines, tangents, secants,
etc. -- Circular note or
letter. (a) (Com.) See under
Credit. (b) (Diplomacy) A
letter addressed in identical terms to a number of persons.
-- Circular numbers (Arith.), those
whose powers terminate in the same digits as the roots
themselves; as 5 and 6, whose squares are 25 and 36.
Bailey. Barlow. -- Circular points at
infinity (Geom.), two imaginary points at
infinite distance through which every circle in the plane is, in
the theory of curves, imagined to pass. -- Circular
polarization. (Min.) See under
Polarization. -- Circular or
Globular sailing (Naut.),
the method of sailing by the arc of a great circle. --
Circular saw. See under
Saw.
Cir"cu*lar, n. [Cf. (for sense 1)
F. circulaire, lettre circulaire. See
Circular, a.]
1. A circular letter, or paper, usually
printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various
persons; as, a business circular.
2. A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular
form.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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