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Definition: Circle |
CircleNoun1. Ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle". 2. An unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot". 3. Something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle". 4. Movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance". 5. A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary". 6. A curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle". 7. Any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles". Verb1. Travel around something; "circle the globe". 2. Move in circles. 3. Be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village". 4. Form a circle around; "encircle the errors". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "circle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of a circle, denotes that your affairs will deceive you in their proportions of gain. For a young woman to dream of a circle, warns her of indiscreet involvement to the exclusion of marriage. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Food & Agriculture | A forest area(forming the whole or part of a working plan area)organised for a particular object and under one set of working plan prescriptions, and embodying one silvicultural system or a designed combination of systems. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | An arc, whose axis is the centre line of the machine, which determines the setting of all parts whose placing or movements are co-ordinated with the swinging motion of the carriages. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. In the central United States, a nearly circular lead and zinc deposit developed in clayey chert breccias in old sinkholes in Paleozoic limestone or in dolomite (broken ground) b. In a grader, the rotary table that supports the blade and regulates itsangle. (references) |
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In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called the centre. Circles are simple closed curves, dividing the plane into an interior and exterior. Sometimes the word circle is used to mean the interior, with the circle itself called the circumference. More usually, the circumference means the length of the circle, and the interior of the circle is called a disc.
In an x-y coordinate system, the circle with centre (x0,y0) and radius r is the set of all points (x,y) such that
If the circle is centered at the origin (0,0), then this formula can be simplified to
- (x - x0)2 + (y - y0)2 = r2.
A circle centered at the origin with radius 1 is called a unit circle.
- x2 + y2 = r2.
All circles are similar; as a consequence, a circle's circumference and radius are proportional, as are its area and the square of its radius. The constants of proportionality are 2&pi and π, respectively. In other words:
The formula for the area of a circle can be derived from the formula for the circumference and the formula for the area of a triangle, as follows. Imagine a regular hexagon (six-sided figure) divided into equal triangles, with their apices at the center of the hexagon. The area of the hexagon may be found by the formula for triangle area by adding up the lengths of all the triangle bases (on the exterior of the hexagon), multiplying by the height of the triangles (distance from the middle of the base to the center) and dividing by two. This is an approximation of the area of a circle. Then imagine the same exercise with an octagon (eight-sided figure), and the approximation is a little closer to the area of a circle. As a regular polygon with more and more sides is divided into triangles and the area calculated from this, the area becomes closer and closer to the area of a circle. In the limit, the sum of the bases approaches the circumference 2πr, and the triangles' height approaches the radius r. Multiplying the two and dividing by 2, we get the area π r².
- Length of a circle's circumference = 2 × π × radius
- Area of a circle = π × (radius)2
A line cutting a circle in two places is called a secant, and a line touching the circle in one place is called a tangent. The tangent lines are necessarily perpendicular to the radii, segments connecting the centre to a point on the circle, whose length matches the definition given above. The segment of a secant bound by the circle is called a chord, and the longest chords are those that pass through the centre, called diameters and divided into two radii. The part of a circle cut off by a chord is called a circle segment.
If only (part of) a circle is known, then the circle's center can be constructed as follows: take two chords, construct perpendicular lines on their midpoints, and find the intersection point of those lines.
A part of a circle bound by two radii is called an arc, and the ratio between the length of an arc and the radius defines the angle between the two radii in radians.
Every triangle gives rise to several circles: its circumcircle containing all three vertices, its incircle lying inside the circle and touching all three sides, the three excircles lying outside the triangle and touching one side and the extensions of the other two, and its nine point circle which contains various important points of the triangle. Thales' theorem states that if the three vertices of a triangle lie on a given circle with one side of the triangle being a diameter of the circle, then the angle opposite to that side is a right angle.
Given any three points which do not lie on a line, there exists precisely one circle containing those points (namely the circumcircle of the triangle defined by the points).
A circle is a kind of conic section, with eccentricity zero. In affine geometry all circles and ellipses become (affinely) isomorphic, and in projective geometry the other conic sections join them. In topology all simple closed curves are homeomorphic to circles, and the word circle is often applied to them as a result. The 3-dimensional analog of the circle is the sphere.
Squaring the circle refers to the (impossible) task of constructing, for a given circle, a square of equal area with ruler and compass alone. Tarski's circle-squaring problem, by contrast, is the task of dividing a given circle into finitely many pieces and reassembling those pieces to obtain a square of equal area. Assuming the axiom of choice, this is indeed possible.
Three-dimensional shapes whose cross-sections in some planes are circles include spheres, spheroids, cylinders, and cones.
See also:
- Isoperimetric theorem
- The Circle
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Circle."
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Circles are traditional Lindy hop dance moves where partners circle around each other. Sometimes, the lead stays in the middle and the follow moves around him. Sometimes, the follow stays in the middle and lead moves around her. Sometimes, both lead and follow move around a common center, around each other. The conventional direction for circles in lindy hop is clockwise, which is the opposite of ballroom, though dancers move in both directions.Lindy circles evolved from Charleston circles. Circles cannot quite be categorized as either basic, sugar push, side pass, swing out, or aerial dance moves.
Circles have less scope for variation than other dance moves, because both dancers often cling to each other to keep from moving apart. Circles have less natural asymmetry to play with.
Closed Circles
Closed circles are usually fast, because the couple is close and they have a good grip.
Rock, step, turn to cuddle (low promenade), the follow walks backwards while the lead walks forwards. They may spin for as long as desired, from 2 counts up.
Start Variations
From Closed: Just go.
From Rock Step: Lead a rock step, pull to cuddle, in 4 counts.
Middle Variations
Walk: Walk forward, backward, or sideways. Turn the hips.
Grapevine: The follow grapevines, while the lead turns to face her.
Hop: Hop while circling (closed), (like shag 2 left, 2 right, 1 left, 1 right) or (4 left, 4 right)
Slide: The follow hangs onto the lead and lifts her legs enough to slide sideways or to clear the ground. See aerials for more details about slides. (Also Kyle and Sara)
Tap: Anything you can think of.
Ballet: Hold various ballet positions while spinning.
Hip Hop: Moon walking, and various hip hop moves.
Ending Variations
Stop: Ending can be a stop, blocking further rotation.
Swing Out: treat like a swing out (pull forward with the right arm and let go).
Lead Jump: The lead jumps around ahead of the follow.
Split Spins: Split into independent spins, where the outside motion of both remains the same.
Open Circles
Open circles are usually slow, because the couple is further apart and they do not have a good grip. Ending open circles is easy, because the motion is slow.
Middle Variations
Walk: Both lead and follow could walk naturally, or they could walk with fast steps in a slow, open circle.
Kick Ball Changes and Mule Kicks: The follow does kick ball changes, while lead does mule kicks. The follow often alternates moving her arm up and down. This form a very common in performances.
Suzy Q: Both lead and follow do Suzy Qs.
Moon Walk:
Grapevine: Both lead and follow do grapevines.
Alternate Kick Ball Changes and Triple Steps:
Tap: Anything you can thing of.
Guy Stand: The lead can stand in the middle, while the follow moves around him. (Open and Free)
Alternate Middle Variations
The lead moves for 4 or 8 counts and then the follow moves for 4 or 8 counts, alternating. Or, they both do something for 2 or 4 counts, and then they both do something else for 2 or 4 counts, alternating.
Foot Sweeps: They may do foot sweeps together, or alternate. Alternate kicks or foot sweeps. (Or together) (Simlify)
Pikes: Partners may alternate or do pikes together.
Tango Swoops: Partners may alternate or do tango swoops together.
Swivels: (2 hands, 1 hand, alternate hands, whole body) (Fast, medium, slow)
Egg Beater: Right to right hand hold. When lead steps forward with his left foot, he pulls his right hand back, he touches the follow in the back with his left hand. When the lead steps forward with his right foor, he pushes his right hand forward, the follow touches him in the back with her left hand. Exit with a free spin.
Style
Arm: When circling, the lead and follow may wave their free arm up and down, or just up, or just down, or may keep it at their hip. Arm at hip, or arm alternates up and down, in open. (Down?)
Back and Forth in Open Circle
In these variations, dancers do 4 or 8 counts in one direction and then 4 or 8 counts in the other direction.
Kick Throughs: This usually has double crossed hand lead.
Foot Sweeps: They can trade foot sweeps. They can do foot sweeps at the same time or alternate.
Kick Arounds: Face opposite each other, side-by-side, grab around waist. Then hop with kicks to the side. (Move)
Free Circles
Run: Guy runs around girl, who spins in opposite direction.
Style (Retitle)
Direction: Dancers can spin clockwise or counter-clockwise.
Spin Center: When one dancer is in the center, he or she may spin on one leg, while the other turns them both. (This is usually in closed, to give support.)
Torso: When they are face to face, both walk forward or sideways. Then they are side by side, the lead walks forward and the follow walks backwards.
Speed: They may move at any speed, from very slow to very fast.
See Also
Dance move - Basic - Sugar push - Side pass - Swing out - Circle - Groucho - Skip up - Aerial - Charleston - Jazz
Dance - Swing - Lindy hop - East coast swing - West coast swing
Lead and Follow - Connection - Musicality
To Do
Reverse circles.
Balboa Variations: (Back and forth)
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Circles is the latest video released by the comedian Eddie Izzard. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2002. The video includes Eddie performing a French version of his show with English subtitles.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Circle (movie)."
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The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949. The Circle line was not built as a separate line, but was instead created by joining parts of the District and Metropolitan lines as a service. A small section of track is unique to the circle line - a connecting section between Aldgate and Tower Hill stations.The Circle Line approximately outlines Zone 1 of the Underground and is the only line (apart from the two stop Waterloo and City Line) that is completely contained within it.
Map
Geographically accurate map of the Circle Line (Large)
Stations
in order, clockwise from Paddington
- Paddington (Bakerloo and Circle)
- Edgware Road (Circle and Hammersmith)
- Baker Street
- Great Portland Street
- Euston Square
- King's Cross St Pancras
- Farringdon
- Barbican
- Moorgate
- Liverpool Street
- Aldgate
- Tower Hill
- Monument
- Cannon Street
- Mansion House
- Blackfriars
- Temple
- Embankment
- Westminster
- St James's Park
- Victoria
- Sloane Square
- South Kensington
- Gloucester Road
- High Street Kensington
- Notting Hill Gate
- Bayswater
Circle Line Cruises is a company offering sightseeing boat trips around New York City.
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Circle is a town located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 100.Geography
Circle is located at 65°50'4" North, 144°4'35" West (65.834464, -144.076392)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 280.3 km² (108.2 mi²). 278.9 km² (107.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 100 people, 34 households, and 22 families residing in the town. The population density is 0.4/km² (0.9/mi²). There are 42 housing units at an average density of 0.2/km² (0.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 14.00% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 76.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 9.00% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 34 households out of which 29.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 11.8% are married couples living together, 32.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% are non-families. 23.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.94 and the average family size is 3.48. In the town the population is spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 115.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $11,667, and the median income for a family is $11,250. Males have a median income of $0 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $6,426. 42.0% of the population and 50.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 57.9% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Circle, Alaska."
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Circle is a town located in McCone County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 644. It is the county seat of McCone County6.Geography
Circle is located at 47°25'1" North, 105°35'19" West (47.416987, -105.588734)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 644 people, 291 households, and 185 families residing in the town. The population density is 314.7/km² (815.1/mi²). There are 384 housing units at an average density of 187.7/km² (486.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.89% White, 0.78% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 291 households out of which 27.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% are married couples living together, 5.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% are non-families. 34.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.21 and the average family size is 2.84. In the town the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $27,500, and the median income for a family is $36,354. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $12,917 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,412. 18.3% of the population and 16.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.9% are under the age of 18 and 15.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Circle, Montana."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CIRCLE | English | Cluster of Infrared Complementary(free electron)Lasers in Europe | Physics |
| CIM | English | Circle of ISA Managers | N/A |
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Synonyms: CircleSynonyms: band (n), circuit (n), dress circle (n), lap (n), lot (n), rotary (n), round (n), roundabout (n), set (n), traffic circle (n), circulate (v), encircle (v), environ (v), ring (v), surround (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Circuition | Verb: turn, bend, wheel; go about, put about; heel; go round to the right about, turn round to the right about; turn on one's heel; make a circle, make a complete circle, describe a circle, describe a complete circle; go through x, go through x, pass through x, pass through x. |
Circularity | Go round; encircle; describe a circle. |
Circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet; ringlet; eye, loop, wheel; cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band; contrate wheel, crown wheel; hub; nave; sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland; crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar; noose, lasso, lassoo. | |
Impossibility | Attempt impossibilities; square the circle, wash a blackamoor white; skin a flint; make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, make bricks without straw; have nothing to go upon; weave a rope of sand, build castles in the air, prendre la lune avec les dents, extract sunbeams from cucumbers, set the Thames on fire, milk a he-goat into a sieve, catch a weasel asleep, rompre l'anguille au genou, be in two places at once. |
Knowledge | System of knowledge, body of knowledge; science, philosophy, pansophy; acroama; theory, aetiology, etiology; circle of the sciences; pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine; cyclopedia, encyclopedia; school; (system of opinions). |
Mid-course | Straight; (direct) straight course, straight path; short cut, cross cut; great circle sailing. |
Party | Knot, gang, clique, ring, circle, group, crowd, in-crowd; coterie, club, casino; machine; Tammany, Tammany Hall. |
Prediction | Coscinomancy; by a suspended ring, Dactyliomancy; by dots made at random on paper, Geomancy; by precious stones, Lithomancy; by pebbles, Pessomancy; by pebbles drawn from a heap, Psephomancy; by mirrors, Catoptromancy; by writings in ashes, Tephramancy; by dreams, Oneiromancy; by the hand, Palmistry, Chiromancy; by nails reflecting the sun's rays, Onychomancy; by finger rings, Dactylomancy; by numbers, Arithmancy; by drawing lots, Sortilege; by passages in books, Stichomancy; by the letters forming the name of the person, Onomancy, Nomancy; by the features, Anthroposcopy; by the mode of laughing, Geloscopy; by ventriloquism, Gastromancy; by walking in a circle, Gyromancy; by dropping melted wax into water, Ceromancy; by currents, Bletonism; by the color and peculiarities of wine, Oenomancy. |
Reasoning, | Beg the question, reason in a circle, reason in circles, assume the conclusion. |
Region | Noun: region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; reservation, pale; (limit); compartment, department; clearing. |
Sociality | Social circle, family circle; circle of acquaintance, coterie, society, company. social gathering, social reunion; assembly; (assemblage); barbecue, bee; corn-husking, corn-shucking; house raising, barn raising; husking, husking-bee; infare. |
Adverb: en famille, in the family circle; sans fa_on, sans ceremonie; arm in arm. | |
Verticality | Noun: verticality; erectness; Adjective: perpendicularity; a; right angle, normal; azimuth circle. |
World | Heavenly bodies, stars, asteroids; nebulae; galaxy, milky way, galactic circle, via lactea, ame no kawa. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | The circle is now complete (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.) And so we are all connnected in the great Circle Of Life (The Lion King; writing credit: Irene Mecchi; Jonathan Roberts) Then at Hope, my bi-monthly sickle cell circle. And again at Seize the Day, my tuberculous Friday night (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) I, uh, jump out of the circle, then I jump back in it. And then I uh shake my gourd (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Marriage is so disrupting to one's social circle. (Emma; writing credit: Douglas McGrath) | |
Lyrics | But the circle is small (The Circle Is Small; performing artist: Gordon Lightfoot) 'Til forever, on it goes Through the circle, fast and slow, (HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival) That a circle can't fit (Hole Hearted; performing artist: Extreme) Stuck on this circle (If My Heart Had Wings; performing artist: Faith Hill) Make the warm winds circle round my head just like you do, (You're An Ocean; performing artist: Fastball; writing credit: Tony Scalzo) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Vicious Circle (1996) A Circle in the Fire (1974) Caucasian Chalk Circle (1973) Maruhi joshikosei: kagai circle (1973) The Circle (1967) | |
Song Titles | The Circle Is Small (performing artist: Gordon Lightfoot) Will the Circle Be Unbroken (performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown is the white button with a red rim, a red slash diagonally through the circle and the word "cancer". The button was produced by the National Coalition for Cancer Research. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Tower at Station Indian covered with ice and frost Station is just below the Arctic Circle Triangulation party of Walter R. Helm. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Twelve inch repeating circle (bottom) and heliotrope (top) Fig. No. 27, Report of Superintendent ... 1866. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Antarctic beach party. Football, frisbee, and baseball below the Antarctic Circle. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Tuna purse seiner is deploying net with assistance of workboat which is seen at far end of net. The workboat will pull the net in a circle to capture the tuna. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Helicopter eye view of ship pulling net in circle to capture tuna. Workboat is in lower center of photo and is holding the end of the net. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Arctic Circle Wayside, Dalton Highway. Credit: Edward Bovy. |  | Rock Circle above The Narrows west of Glenns FerryOregon TrailLower Snake River District. Credit: W. Meyer. |
 | Acrylic painting of a spectacled eider flying over an Arctic seascape by Joseph Hautman, 410 Sycamore Circle, Plymouth, MN 55441. Hautman's design was one of 585 entered in the 1991 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He studied art and physics at the University of Minnesota where he received a degree in physics and later received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan. His published work has contributed to the understanding of a broad range of phenomenon -- from the shapes of water droplets and snow flakes to the miscroscopic structures of soap bubbles and cell membranes. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |  | Circle, Alaska. Credit: Alaska Historical Image Library. |
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| "Crop Circle" by Matthew Maaskant Commentary: "People stand in a crop circle found in Hensall, Ontario, Canada. Visit: http://www.qr5.com ." | "Stained circle" by Michelle Kwajafa Commentary: "Stained glass window." |
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 | Whirl; synthesized; tone; circle; eddy; gyrate; gyre; pirouette; pivot; purl; reel; revolve; roll; rotate; swirl; swoosh; turn; turn around; twirl; twist; wheel; whir. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edwin Markham | He drew a circle that shut me out. Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win, We drew a circle that took him in. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims. |
Madame Swetchine | As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarge, while that of our pleasures contracts. |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan | When of a gossiping circle it was asked, What are they doing? The answer was, Swapping lies. |
Victor Hugo | Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other. |
Voltaire | God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. |
William Shakespeare | Glory is like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, till, by broad spreading, it disperse to naught. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I am delighted to find myself in such a circle. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | His name was G__. The little circle of D__ spoke of the conventionist with a certain sort of horror |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The circle of men were quiet, sitting on the steps, leaning on the high porch |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | They all sat down in a circle about me, the better to observe my motions |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Sometimes one would circle round and round me in the woods a few feet distant as if tethered by a string, when probably I was near its eggs |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Use small circle motions and short back-and-forth motions. (references) | |
Automatisms may include blinks, twitches, mouth movements, or even walking in a circle. (references) | ||
These shapes include long, sometimes branched filaments, as well as shorter filaments shaped like a "6", a "U", or a circle. (references) | ||
Business | It should be noted that Spanish professionals in the field form a very close professional circle relationship. (references) | |
Association with a group, be it the business crowd to talk shop or a circle of friends, has made golf a social sport. (references) | ||
Perfect Circle currently has three plants in Brazil and Argentina, employing 800 people with sales in excess of $50 million. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Kazakhstan | NGO's alleged that most large media outlets are controlled by members of the president's family and close circle of friends through holding companies. (references) |
Economic History | Tunisia | Flag: Red star on a red crescent in a white circle centered on a red background. (references) |
Hungary | The Commission's chairman was a member of Stalin's inner circle and exercised absolute control. (references) | |
Political Economy | Iraq | Saddam Hussein and his inner circle of supporters continued to impose arbitrary rule. (references) |
Eq. Guinea | Although EG is a multi-party republic, President Obiang and a circle of advisors, drawn largely from his own family and ethnic group, maintain real authority. (references) | |
Tajikistan | President Emomali Rahmonov and an inner circle of fellow natives of the Kulyab region continued to dominate the Government; however, Rahmonov's narrow base of support somewhat limited his control of the entire territory of the country. (references) | |
Political Rights | Kenya | The President continued to rely on an inner circle of advisors, drawn largely from his Kalenjin ethnic group. (references) |
Tajikistan | The country made little progress in its transition from a Soviet-model system to a more open and competitive one, and President Rahmonov and his inner circle from the Kulyab region continued to dominate the Government. (references) | |
Travel | Ghana | Off Ring Road, near Sankara Circle. (references) |
Women | Czech Republic | During the year White Circle of Safety undertook a nationwide media campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence. (references) |
Czech Republic | Representatives of the White Circle of Safety also promoted public discussion of the issue by appearing on national events talk shows. (references) | |
Czech Republic | Crisis centers that help rape victims include White Circle of Safety, an association for crime victims that provides free psychiatric and legal help, and Riaps, a help line that counsels persons who experience any kind of trauma. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FOOL, n. A person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He is omnific, omniform, omnipercipient, omniscience, omnipotent. He it was who invented letters, printing, the railroad, the steamboat, the telegraph, the platitude and the circle of the sciences. He created patriotism and taught the nations war -- founded theology, philosophy, law, medicine and Chicago. He established monarchical and republican government. He is from everlasting to everlasting -- such as creation's dawn beheld he fooleth now. In the morning of time he sang upon primitive hills, and in the noonday of existence headed the procession of being. His grandmotherly hand was warmly tucked-in the set sun of civilization, and in the twilight he prepares Man's evening meal of milk-and-morality and turns down the covers of the universal grave. And after the rest of us shall have retired for the night of eternal oblivion he will sit up to write a history of human civilization. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | We are pledged to work with our sister republics to free the Americas of all such foreign domination and all tyranny, working toward the goal of a free hemisphere of free governments, extending from Cape Horn to the Arctic Circle. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | As this new world takes shape, America stands at the center of a widening circle of freedom, today, tomorrow and into the next century. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Circle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 81.16% of the time. "Circle" is used about 3,510 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 81.16% | 2,849 | 3,247 |
| Noun (common) | 14.03% | 492 | 12,185 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.22% | 78 | 37,656 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.37% | 48 | 49,194 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.22% | 43 | 52,181 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,510 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "circle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Circle | Last name | 400 | 20,324 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Blue Circle Industries PLC | USA | Circle Group Internet, Inc. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Circle, AK (CDP, FIPS 14880) 2. Circle, MT (town, FIPS 14950) |
Expressions using "circle": Addendum circle ♦ aiming circle ♦ antarctic circle ♦ arc of a circle ♦ arctic circle ♦ azimuth circle ♦ back circle ♦ Blue Circle Industries ♦ center circle ♦ centre circle ♦ circle around ♦ Circle at infinity ♦ circle Hot Springs Station ♦ circle of acquaintances ♦ Circle of altitude ♦ Circle of curvature ♦ Circle of declination ♦ circle of friends ♦ Circle of latitude ♦ Circle of perpetual apparition ♦ Circle of perpetual occultation ♦ circle of readers ♦ Circle of the gorge ♦ Circle of the sphere ♦ Circle of Willis ♦ circle or circuit ♦ circle Pines ♦ circle round ♦ circuit or circle ♦ circumscribed circle ♦ color circle ♦ come full circle ♦ come to full circle ♦ describe a circle ♦ dip circle ♦ Diurnal circle ♦ Double Circle ♦ draw a circle ♦ Dress circle ♦ equinoctial circle ♦ fairy circle ♦ Family circle ♦ galactic circle ♦ Galvanic circle ♦ Gorge circle ♦ graduated circle ♦ great circle ♦ Great circle of a sphere ♦ great circle route ♦ Great circle sailing ♦ great circle track ♦ greater arterial circle of iris ♦ greater arterial circle of the iris ♦ hour circle ♦ in a circle ♦ inner circle ♦ lesser arterial circle of iris ♦ lesser arterial circle of the iris ♦ Magic circle ♦ make a circle ♦ Meridian circle ♦ meridian or transit circle ♦ minor vascular circle ♦ Mohr Circle ♦ mural circle ♦ nine points circle ♦ nine points or six points circle ♦ oblique circle ♦ optical circle ♦ orchestra circle ♦ Orthotomic circle ♦ osculating circle ♦ osculating circle of a curve ♦ osculatory circle ♦ parhelic circle ♦ parquet circle ♦ perfect circle ♦ pitch circle ♦ polar circle ♦ pole of a Mohr Circle ♦ primitive circle ♦ quarter circle ♦ readers' circle ♦ reason in a circle ♦ reflecting circle ♦ refraction circle ♦ repeating circle ♦ rolling circle of a paddle wheel ♦ secondary circle ♦ semi circle ♦ six points circle ♦ slip circle ♦ slip circle method ♦ Social Circle ♦ squere the circle ♦ Swedish slip circle method ♦ swept circle ♦ To circle in ♦ To square the circle ♦ To swing round the circle ♦ traffic circle. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "circle": circle-dance, circle-in-the-square, circle-related, circle-sized, circle-stitched, circle-that, circle-to-land. | |
Ending with "circle": full-circle, semi-circle. | |
Containing "circle": dress-circle seat. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
circle perfect | 2,229 | literature circle | 157 |
crop circle | 2,218 | circle track | 156 |
stone circle | 736 | circle of life | 155 |
circle jerk | 667 | castlevania circle of the moon | 151 |
circle | 541 | crop circle picture | 141 |
family circle | 509 | circle unit | 138 |
circle area | 472 | dark circle | 136 |
circle of friend | 363 | grand circle travel | 132 |
perfect circle lyrics | 327 | circle freedom | 123 |
circumference of a circle | 249 | circle pine minnesota | 115 |
circle line | 247 | circle of love | 115 |
wet circle | 235 | a perfect circle | 114 |
family circle magazine | 217 | center circle mall | 109 |
circle track magazine | 210 | circle of fifths | 107 |
winner circle | 180 | circle of moon | 105 |
circle k | 179 | grand circle tour | 99 |
inner circle | 178 | arctic circle | 97 |
circle y saddle | 178 | candle circle e | 85 |
hotel circle san diego | 174 | circle line cruise | 82 |
dark circle under eyes | 169 | circle gc pitt | 74 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "circle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | vereniging (academy, association, club, society). (various references) | |
Albanian | cikël (cycle, revolution, round), vij rrotull (compass, court, fly around, gallivant, make love, mill, prowl, putter, spark, woo), vërtitem (dance, flitter, flutter, gyrate, loiter, mill, mooch, move, move about, Potter, revolve, roll, turn, turn round, wheel, whirl round), sferë ndikimi, rrotullohem (bowl along, mill, revolve, slew, turn, turn about, turn over, wheel), rrethoj (begird, beleaguer, beset, besiege, border on, circumscribe, circumvent, close in, close on, compass, embosom, embower, encircle, enclose, encompass, engird, engirdle, entwine, envelop, environ, fence in, flank, fold, gird, girdle, hedge in, hem, inclose, invest, lap, leaguer, pocket, rail, rim, ring, round up, span, surround, wreathe), rreth (around, brim, by, circa, circlet, circuit, compass, concerning, coterie, disc, district, gabion, girth, gyre, periphery, range, region, rim, ring, rondure, round, somewhere, union), radhë karrigesh, qark (around, circuit, circumference, commune, county, district, parish, region, round), orbitë (orb, orbit, path), galeri (balcony, gallery, tunnel), fushë veprimi (purview). (various references) | |
Arabic | طوق (band, be hemmed in, belt, besiege, cincture, circumvent, clip, collar, compass, corral, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, entrench, envelop, fret, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, hoop, impale, inclose, include, invest, outflank, ring, round, strap, surround, take off, zone), دار (come round, dwelling, go, gyrate, hand round, home, house, operate, orb, orbit, pan, parlor, parlour, residence, revolve, rotate, round, screw, spin, spun, swing, swing round, swirl, swivel, turn over, twiddle, twirl, up and about, wheel, whirl, wind), دار حول (circumvent, compass), دور (age, cycle, floor, function, part, place, refrain, role, round, say, storey, turn), دورة (cycle, inning, period, rotation, turning, twirl), شرفة مسرح, دائرة (area, compass, department, orb, range, ring, round, section, service, set), جماعة متآلفة, نطاق (belt, limit, scope), حلق (aspire, ear ring, fauces, flatten out, flit, float, fly, fly off, gorge, gullet, hawk about, larynx, pharynx, plane, ring, rise, shaving, soar, take off, throat, tower, trim), حلقة (coterie, fake, installment, instalment, ring), لوج (balcony, tier), هالة (aura, aureole, corona, glory), مدار جرم سماوي, دائرة (ring), الدائرة (desk, parish). (various references) | |
Asturian | círculu. (various references) | |
Basque | zirkulu. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | класа (bracket, breed, class, genus, grade, league, order, race, rank, rate, standing, state, stratum), правя голям въртеж, пръстен (circlet, earthen, hoop, rim, ring, terrene, washer), балкон (balcony, gallery, loft, tier), обикалям (compass, get about, get round, itinerate, orb, patrol, perambulate, ride, stooge around, stride, tour, travel, trip, walk), обкръжавам (beleaguer, beset, embosom, encircle, encompass, engird, envelop, environ, hoop, invest, rabble, rim, ring, surround), ограждам с кръгче, окръжност (circuit, circumference, compass, round), орбита (orb, orbit, race, socket), вървя в кръг, въртеж, период (age, cycle, date, epoch, period, phase, repetend, season, spell, term, time), въртя се около (run on), среда (ambience, background, core, entourage, mean, medium, middle, setting, sphere, surroundings), компания (bunch, companionship, company, crowd, lot, party, push, set, society, tribe, troop), кръжа (hover, mill, mill about), кръг (cycle, disc, disk, orb, range, ring, round, set, sphere), кръг от хора (world), кръг в доказателство, кръгово движение (round), кръговрат, цикъл (circuit, cycle, round, run, sequence), ринг (prize ring, ring), сфера на влияние (orbit), въртя се (fidget, flutter, hover, pivot, reel, shuffle, swirl, wheel, whirl). (various references) | |
Cebuano | lingin. (various references) | |
Chamorro | sítkula. (various references) | |
Chinese | 圈子 (ring). (various references) | |
Cornish | kelgh. (various references) | |
Czech | kruh (ring, round, sphere, wheel). (various references) | |
Danish | cirkel. (various references) | |
Dutch | cirkel, kring (academy, club, halo, society). (various references) | |
Esperanto | cirklo, rondo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | sirkul, kringur, klingra, felagsskapur (academy, club, corporation, society, trade-union, union), felag (academy, association, club, company, connection, league, society). (various references) | |
Farsi | محفل (Clique, Ring), محیطدایره (Circumference), مدورساختن , قلمرو (Dominion, Milieu, Orbit, Scope, Territory, Zone), گرفتن (Capture, Catch, Cease, Detract, Devest, Educe, Engage, Front, Grab, Gripe, Hold, Kindle, Nail, Obtain, Obturate, Pickup, Snatch, Take, Wed), حوزه (Circuit, Compass, District, Extent, Module, Precinct, Zone), احاطه کردن (Beset, Box, Circuit, Corral, Encircle, Encompass, Envelop, Girdle, Hedge, Hem, Hoop, Impale, Orb, Pale, Ring, Skirt, Sphere), دورزدن (Compass, Recur, Revolve, Round, Skirt, Twinge), دایره (Bureau, Compass, Disk, Rhomb, Roundel, Section, Sphere, Tambourine). (various references) | |
Finnish | ympyrä. (various references) | |
French | cercle (circlet), rond (circular). (various references) | |
Frisian | sirkel, fennoatskip (academy, club, company, society). (various references) | |
German | Kreis (circuit, constituency, cycle, district, orbit, round, set, sphere, ward), Zirkel (Compass, compasses, coterie, dividers, pair compasses, pair of dividers), kreisen (circle around, circulate, gyrate, orbit, revolve, to circle, to circulate, wheel). (various references) | |
Greek | κύκλος (cycle). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעגילה (cylinder, orbit, path, roller), מעגל (circuit, ring, rolling pin), מסב (armchair, banquet, environ), יציע (balcony, gallery, mattress, porch), לעגל (draw a circle, roll, round), לעגול (draw a circle), לחוג (make a circle, revolve), עגול (circular, disc, orb, round, spherical), חוג (club, department), סבוב (bend, circuit, spin, surrounding, tour, turn). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kör (circuit, compass, coterie, cycle, cyclo, lap, range, ring, rondure, round, scope, social club, sphere), karika (collar, hoop, keeper, loop, ring, round, roundel), kerület (aldermanry, borough, circumference, compass, district, division, girth, periphery, precinct, range, sheading, territory, township), körzet (area, circuit, district, locality, precinct, range, scope, section, sector, territory, zone), körpálya (orbit), körforgás (circulation, cycle, gyration, revolution, rotary motion), ciklus (cycle, period, turnover). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pergelangan, membenteri, lingkaran (rim, sphere), kalangan (arena, drydock, realm, shipyard), edar (circulate, revolve). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | ammaluqtuq. (various references) | |
Italian | circolo (circlet, club, coterie, ring, social club, society, torus), compagnia (academy, bevy, club, companionship, company, corporation, crowd, fellowship, gang, gathering, group, lot, party, society, squad), cerchio (hoop, orb, rim, ring, round), cerchia (ring, set). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 輪 (hoop, ring). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | まるがた (circular form, round shape), まる (full, money, perfection, purity, suffix for ship names, zero), サークル (sports club), わ (counter for birds, counter for bundles, counter for rabbits, harmony, hoop, link, loop, peace, ring, sum, wheel), けんてん, けん (and, authority, bayonet, blade, bond, case, certificate, clock hand, concurrently, coupon, economy, emperor, health, heaven, in addition, item, matter, prefecture, range, sabre, sphere, stick-to-itiveness, sting, strength, sword, tendon, the right, ticket), えんけい (background, circular form, distant view, perspective, round shape, vista), えんじん (ape man, battle scene, dust, eunuch, misanthropy, ring, smokestack smoke), えん (bonds, chance, charming, connection, dam, destiny, false charge, fascinating, fate, garden, hatred, karma, relation, salt, voluptuous, weir, Yen). (various references) | |
Korean | 원형 (Circular). (various references) | |
Macedonian | krug. (various references) | |
Manx | kiarkyl (coterie, O, rim, ring), kiarkil (circles), goll mygeayrt (get about, go about, go round, pass round, skirt). (various references) | |
Norwegian | sirkel. (various references) | |
Occitan | cèucle. (various references) | |
Papiamen | serkel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | irclecay.(various references) | |
Polish | towarzystwo (academy, club, society). (various references) | |
Portuguese | círculo (circuit, circumference, ring, round, zone), roda (coterie, impeller, round, shout, wheel), circunferência (circuit, circumference, compasses, girth, perimeter, round). (various references) | |
Provencal | cercle. (various references) | |
Romanian | coroanã (chaplet, corona, coronal, coronet, crown, Garland, pause, ring, wreath), circumferinţã (boundaries, circumference, girth, perimeter, round), ciclu (course, cycle, period, round, series), cerc (band, circles, class, compass, coterie, district, extent, hoop, range, rim, ring, round, set, sphere, zone), societate (association, club, community, companionship, company, Covey, crowd, firm, guild, institute, presence, society, world), sferã (bowl, branch, direction, domain, extension, field, globe, kingdom, line, orb, parish, pill, province, purview, range, sphere), se mişca în cerc, roatã (rack, ring, spinning wheel, wheel), orbitã (eyehole, orbit, range, scope, sphere), mişcare de rotaţie, manej (a giddy-go-round, circus, manege), inel (circlet, curl, ferrule, hoop, link, Lovelock, ring, ringlet), arenã (amphitheatre, arena, circus, field, lists, pit, ring, stage). (various references) | |
Russian | круг (compass, cycle, disc, disk, gyre, lunge, period, ring, rondure, tour). (various references) | |
Samoan | vi'o. (various references) | |
Scottish | cearcall (a hoop, hoop, ring), thimcheall. (various references) | |
Sepedi | sediko. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pol (gender, pole, sex), obilaziti (circumambulate, haunt, itinerate, patrol, perambulate), obići (outflank, pass, visit), krug (compass, gyre, lap, ring, round), kružok, kružiti (go about, orbit). (various references) | |
Spanish | círculo (circumference, ring, rondure, round). (various references) | |
Swedish | cirkel (compasses), krets (circuit, district, division, orbit, ring, round, set, sphere), rund (circuit, circular, full, plump, ring, rotund, round, spherical, tubby), kretsa (gyrate, hover, orbit). (various references) | |
Thai | เส้นวงกลม, การหมุนเวียนครบรอบ, วงกลม. (various references) | |
Turkish | camia, etki alanı (demesne, incidence, orbit, radius, sweep), çember (bail, basket, circuit, circumference, girth, hoop, ring, round), çevre (adjacencies, ambiance, ambience, ambient, ambit, atmosphere, circumference, climate, compass, contour, domain, ecological, entourage, environment, environmental, girth, milieu, neighborhood, neighbourhood, perimeter, periphery, precinct, precincts, premises, purlieus, radius, region, society, sphere, surroundings, vicinity), çevrelemek (begird, cincture, encircle, enclose, environ, girdle, inclose, orb, ring, ring in, surround, swathe, twine about, twine around, wreathe), dönem (date, day, epoch, period, semester, session, spell, term), dönge, dönmek (abjure, apostatize, bear, budge from, call back, change one's mind, chop about, chop round, come back, come home, deflect, face, front, get round, go back, go back on, gyrate, pivot, put about, recall, recant, reel, regress, renege, repass, return, return to, revert, revolve, rotate, round, screw, sheer from, slew, slue, spin, swallow, swerve, swim, swing, switch, switch to, tumble, turn, turn back, turn one's coat, turn over, turn round, turn up, twist, veer, veer round, wheel, wheel about, wheel around, whirl), daíre, çark etmek (pivot, swing, turn, wheel), devir (age, alienation, assignation, assignment, cession, circulation, circumvolution, currency, cycle, disposal, epoch, era, Eyre, grant, gyration, period, release, Rev, revolution, rotation, rounder, spin, take over, transfer, transference, turnover), yörünge (orbit, path, track, trajectory), etraf (adjacencies, ambit, enviroment, environs, purlieus, surroundings, Vicinage, vicinity), etrafını dolaşmak (circumambulate, circumnavigate, round, walk around), halka (annulus, bangle, coil, collet, hoop, link, quoits, ring, round, torus, whorl, wreath), kuşatmak (begird, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, cincture, compass, embosom, encircle, enclose, encompass, engird, engirdle, envelop, environ, equip, gird, girdle, Girt, girth, hedge in, hedge round, hem about, hem around, hem in, inclose, invest, lay siege to, ring, shut in, surround, zone), muhit (ambit, domain, entourage, milieu, neighborhood, neighbourhood, surroundings), ring (prize ring, ring), sınıf (branch, category, class, classroom, denomination, estate, form, genus, grade, order, race, rank, rate, schoolroom, sort, sphere, States), sahneyi çevreleyen koltuklar dizisi, daire (apartment, board, bureau, department, disc, hoop, rooms, round, verge). (various references) | |
Turkmen | syramak (quilt, sew a blanket, whirl), aяlaw (race track), aяlag (gulf). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | круг (circus, cirque, gyre, ring), обертатися (circuit, encircle, encompass, pivot, revolve, rotate, slew, turn, turn about, turn around, turn round, wheel, whirl), оточувати (bank, beleaguer, beset, besiege, box, compass, cordon, embosom, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enlace, environ, gird, girdle, girth, hang about, hem about, hem in, inclose, mob, palisade, ring, skirt, surround, zone), вертітися (jib, niggle, roll, twirl), галузь (area, branch, direction, domain, province, realm, territory, way, world), група (assemblage, batch, bracket, bunch, class, cluster, gang, group, outfit, packet, set), гурток (workshop), передавати по колу, кружляти (dance, go around, go round, mill about, mill around, waltz, wheel, whirl), сфера (ambit, area, orb, purview, range, realm, region, sphere, way, world), круговорот (gyre), крутитися (climb, flail, jib, pivot, reel, slue, spin, wangle), кільце (circus, cirque, coil, grummet, hoop, orb, ring, ringlet), цикла, циркулювати (circulate), рухатися по колу (circulate, cycle), коло (anear, anigh, aside, by, circuit, circumference, circus, near, on, orb, ring, round, verge, wheel). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hình tròn sự tuần hoàn nhóm, đường tròn. (various references) | |
Welsh | cylchedd (circuit, compass), cylch (hoop, round, sphere), cant (hundred, one hundred, rim, ring, tyre), amgarn (ferrule, ring). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | gur. (various references) |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | gyros, gyyros, kyklos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | orbis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Revelation Chapter 20, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai anebhsan epi to platoV thV ghV kai ekuklwsan thn parembolhn twn agiwn kai thn polin thn hgaphmenhn kai katebh pur apo tou qeou ek tou ouranou kai katefagen autouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et descendit ignis a Deo de caelo et devoravit eos et diabolus qui seducebat eos missus est in stagnum ignis et sulphuris ubi et bestia |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And fier cam doun `of God fro heuene, and deuourede hem. And the deuel, that disseyuede hem, was sent in to the pool of fier and of brymston, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they went vp on the playne of the erth and compased the tentes of the saynctes about and the beloved cite. And fyre cam doune from God out of heven and devoured them: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they went up over the face of the earth, and made a circle about the tents of the saints, and the well loved town: and fire came down out of heaven for their destruction. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Revelation Chapter 20, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | Ug mitungas sila ngadto sa halapad nga yuta ug ilang gilibutan ang kampo sa mga balaan ug ang siyudad nga hinigugma; apan dihay kalayo nga mikunsad gikan sa langit ug milamoy kanila. |
| Chinese | 他 們 上 來 遍 滿 了 全 地 、 圍 住 聖 徒 的 營 、 與 蒙 愛 的 城 ． 就 有 火 從 天 降 下 、 燒 滅 了 他 們 。 |
| Croatian | Skupiše se na prostrano polje zemlje i opkoliše tabor svetih i ljubljeni grad. Ali oganj siðe s neba te ih proguta. |
| Danish | Og de droge frem over Jordens Flade og omringede de helliges Lejr og den elskede Stad. Og Ild faldt ned fra Himmelen fra Gud og fortærede dem. |
| Dutch | En zij zijn opgekomen op de breedte der aarde, en omringden de legerplaats der heiligen, en de geliefde stad; en er kwam vuur neder van God uit den hemel, en heeft hen verslonden. |
| Finnish | Ja he nousevat yli maan avaruuden ja piirittävät pyhien leirin ja sen rakastetun kaupungin. Mutta tuli lankeaa taivaasta ja kuluttaa heidät. |
| French | Et ils montèrent sur la surface de la terre, et ils investirent le camp des saints et la ville bien-aimée. Mais un feu descendit du ciel, et les dévora. |
| German | Und sie zogen herauf auf die Breite der Erde und umringten das Heerlager der Heiligen und die geliebte Stadt. Und es fiel Feuer von Gott aus dem Himmel und verzehrte sie. |
| Haitian Creole | Yo mache sou tout latè, yo sènen kote pèp Bondye a te ye a, lavil Bondye renmen an. Men, dife desann soti nan sièl la, li disparèt yo. |
| Hungarian | És feljövének a föld szélességére, és körülvevék a szentek táborát és a szeretett várost; és Istentõl a mennybõl tûz szálla alá, és megemészté azokat. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka mereka pun berpencarlah ke seluruh dunia, lalu mengepung perkemahan umat Allah dan kota yang dikasihi Allah. Tetapi api turun dari langit dan memusnahkan mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka mereka itu pun naiklah ke tanah yang luas, lalu mengepungi tempat bala tentara segala orang suci dan negeri yang dikasihinya itu, maka turunlah api dari langit menghanguskan mereka itu. |
| Maori | Na haere ana ratou ki te whanui o te whenua, karapotia ana e ratou te nohoanga o te hunga tapu, me te pa e arohaina ana: na ko te hekenga iho o te kapura i te Atua i te rangi, pau ake ratou. |
| Norwegian | Og de drog op over den vide jord og kringsatte de helliges leir og den elskede stad. Og ild falt ned fra himmelen og fortærte dem. |
| Portuguese | E subiram sobre a largura da terra, e cercaram o arraial dos santos e a cidade querida; mas desceu fogo do céu, e os devorou; |
| Rumanian | Wi ei s`au suit pe faya pqmkntului, wi au knconjurat tabqra sfinyilor wi cetatea prea iubitq. Dar din cer s`a pogorkt un foc care i -a mistuit. |
| Shuar | Tura Ashí nunkan enetak Yus-shuar matsamtaincha tura Yus ti aneamu pépruncha mash énkekarmai. Túramtai Yus nayaimpinmaya jinia akuptuk mash aesawarmai. |
| Swahili | Walitawanyika katika nchi yote, wakaizunguka kambi ya watu wa Mungu na mji wa Mungu aupendao. Lakini moto ulishuka kutoka mbinguni, ukawaangamiza. |
| Swedish | Och de draga fram över jordens hela vidd och omringa de heligas läger och "den älskade staden"; men eld faller ned från himmelen och förtär dem. |
| Uma | Mongkini' -ra-damo tumai, hobo' hi tana', mpotipuhi ngata to nape'ahi' Alata'ala pai' po'ohaa' topetuku' -na. Ntaa' hompo-di apu ngkai langi' mporopuhi-rae. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "circle": circled, circler, circlers, circles, circlet, circlets. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "circle": circumcircle, encircle, recircle, semicircle. (additional references) | |
Words containing "circle": circumcircles, encircled, encirclement, encirclements, encircles, recircled, recircles, semicircles. (additional references) | |
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"Circle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carce, Cercla, cicle, Cicli, Circaea, circe, Circeo, circly, circul, circule, circulum, Cirscale, crigle, crile, criollo, cyrcle, Eircell, Kirche, Scricle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "circle" (pronounced ser"kul) |
| 5 | s er" k u l | encircle, heterocercal. |
| 3 | -k u l | acoustical, aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, alphabetical, analytical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, article, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, barnacle, biblical, bicycle, bifocal, biochemical, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, brickle, buckle, cackle, categorical, cervical, chemical, Chronicle, chronological, chuckle, classical, clavicle, clerical, clinical, comical, commonsensical, conical, coracle, cortical, crackle, critical, cubicle, cuticle, cycle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, debacle, dermatological, diabolical, diacritical, dialectical, domical, ducal, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encyclical, epidemiological, epochal, equivocal, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, etymological, evangelical, fanatical, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geophysical, geopolitical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, graphical, gynecological, hackle, heckle, helical, heretical, hierarchical, historical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypercritical, hypocritical, hypothetical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, impractical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, spherical, sprinkle, statistical, stereotypical, stickle, strategical, suckle, surgical, symmetrical, tabernacle, tackle, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, tentacle, testicle, theatrical, theological, inimical, ironical, jackal, knuckle, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, local, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, matriarchal, mechanical, medical, meikle, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, meteorological, methodical, methodological, metrical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, morphological, motorcycle, muckle, musical, mystical, mythical, mythological, nautical, neoclassical, neurological, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, numerical, obstacle, ontological, optical, Oracle, oratorical, ornithological, paradoxical, particle, pathological, patriarchal, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, photochemical, physical, physiological, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, popsicle, practical, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, pumpernickel, puritanical, quizzical, rabbinical, radical, radiological, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, rhetorical, ruckle, runkle, sabbatical, satirical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, sociological, theoretical, tickle, tinkle, topical, toxicological, trickle, tricycle, tropical, twinkle, typical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncle, uncritical, uneconomical, unequivocal, unethical, unicycle, unshackle, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, vocal, whimsical, Winkle, wrinkle, zoological. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: cleric. | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-l-r" | |
-1 letter: cerci, ceric, relic. | |
-2 letters: ceil, cire, lice, lier, lire, rice, riel, rile. | |
-3 letters: cel, ice, ire, lei, lie, rec, rei. | |
-4 letters: el, er, li, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-l-r" | |
+1 letter: circled, circler, circles, circlet, clerics, clicker. | |
+2 letters: bicycler, breccial, celeriac, cervical, choleric, circlers, circlets, clerical, clickers, clincher, cornicle, cresylic, crucible, curlicue, curricle, electric, encircle, glyceric, licencer, licorice, recircle, tricycle. | |
+3 letters: acclaimer, bicyclers, calendric, celeriacs, cercarial, chelicera, chronicle, circulate, clericals, clinchers, coercible, cornicles, cracklier, crocodile, crucibles, curlicued, curlicues, curricles, cycleries, electrics, encircled, encircles, licencers, licorices, pericycle, precocial, recircled, recircles, reconcile, recycling, schlieric, sclerotic, tricycles. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Familiar 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Company Usage | 17. Cities 18. Expressions 19. Expressions: Internet 20. Translations: Modern | 21. Translations: Ancient 22. Bible Trace 23. Abbreviations 24. Acronyms | 25. Derivations 26. Rhymes 27. Anagrams 28. Bibliography |
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