Circumcenter Cir`cum·cen"ter noun (Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
Circumcise Cir"cum·cise transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Circumcised ;
present participle & verbal noun Circumcising .] [ Latin
circumcisus , past participle of
circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise;
circum + caedere to cut; akin to English
cæsura , homi
cide , con
cise , and probably to
shed , transitive verb ]
1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females. 2. (Script.) To purify spiritually.
Circumciser Cir"cum·ci`ser noun One who performs circumcision. Milton.
Circumcision Cir`cum·cision noun [ Latin
circumcisio .]
1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females. » The
circumcision of males is practiced as a religious rite by the Jews, Mohammedans, etc.
2. (Script.) (a) The Jews, as a circumcised people. (b) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.
Circumclusion Cir`cum·clu"sion noun [ Latin
circumcludere ,
-clusum , to inclose.]
Act of inclosing on all sides. [ R.]
Circumcursation Cir`cum·cur·sa"tion noun [ Latin
circumcursare ,
-satum , to run round about.]
The act of running about; also, rambling language. [ Obsolete]
Barrow.
Circumdenudation Cir`cum·den`u·da"tion noun [ Prefix
circum- +
denudation .]
(Geol.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object. Hills of circumdenudation ,
hills which have been produced by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left, after denudation of a mass of high ground. Jukes.
Circumduce Cir`cum·duce" transitive verb [ See
Circumduct .]
(Scots Law) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. Sir W. Scott.
Circumduct Cir`cum·duct" transitive verb [ Latin
circumductus , past participle of
circumducere to lead around;
circum +
ducere to lead.]
1. To lead about; to lead astray. [ R.]
2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature. [ Obsolete]
Ayliffe.
Circumduction Cir`cum·duc"tion noun [ Latin
circumductio .]
1. A leading about; circumlocution. [ R.]
Hooker. 2. An annulling; cancellation. [ R.]
Ayliffe. 3. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface.
Circumesophagal Cir`cum·e·soph"a·gal adjective [ Prefix
circum- +
esophagal .]
(Anat.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zoology said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
Circumesophageal Cir`cum·e`so·phag"e·al adjective (Anat.) Circumesophagal.
Circumfer Cir"cum·fer transitive verb [ Latin
circumferre ;
circum- +
ferre to bear. See 1st
Bear .]
To bear or carry round. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Circumference Cir·cum"fer·ence noun [ Latin
circumferentia .]
1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. Millon. 2. A circle; anything circular. His ponderous shield . . .
Behind him cast. The broad circumference
Hung on his shoulders like the moon.
Milton.
3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
Circumference Cir·cum"fer·ence transitive verb To include in a circular space; to bound. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Circumferential Cir·cum`fer·en"tial adjective [ Late Latin
circumferentialis .]
Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. Parkhurst.
Circumferentially Cir·cum`fer·en"tial·ly adverb So as to surround or encircle.
Circumferentor Cir·cum`fer·en"tor noun [ See
Circumfer .]
1. A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360°, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint. 2. A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.
Circumflant Cir"cum·flant adjective [ Latin
circumflans , present participle of
circumflare .]
Blowing around. [ Obsolete]
Evelyn.
Circumflect Cir"cum·flect transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Circumflected ;
present participle & verbal noun Circumflecting .] [ Latin
circumflectere . See
Circumflex .]
1. To bend around. 2. To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel. [ R.]
Circumflection Cir`cum·flec"tion noun See Circumflexion .
Circumflex Cir"cum·flex noun [ Latin
circumflexus a bending round, from
circumflectere ,
circumflexum , to bend or turn about;
circum + flectere to bend. See
Flexible .]
1. A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a fall and a rise on the same a syllable. Walker. 2. A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [ ~ or ...]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [ ... or ^]. See Accent , noun , 2.
Circumflex Cir"cum·flex transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Circumflexed ;
present participle & verbal noun Circumflexing .]
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. Walker.
Circumflex Cir"cum·flex adjective [ Confer Latin
circumflexus , past participle ]
1. Moving or turning round; circuitous. [ R.]
Swift. 2. (Anat.) Curved circularly; -- applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of the shoulder, and to other parts.
Circumflexion Cir`cum·flex"ion noun 1. The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form. 2. A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.
Circumfluence Cir·cum"flu·ence noun A flowing round on all sides; an inclosing with a fluid.
Circumfluent, Circumfluous Cir·cum"flu·ent, Cir·cum"flu·ous adjective [ Latin
circumfluere , present participle of
circumfluere ;
circum + fluere to flow; also Latin
circumfluus .]
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. "The deep,
circumfluent waves."
Pope.
Circumforanean, Circumforaneous Cir`cum·fo·ra"ne·an, Cir`cum·fo·ra"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
circumforaneus found in markets;
circum + forum a market place.]
Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house. Addison.
Circumfulgent Cir`cum·ful"gent adjective [ Prefix
circum- +
fulgent .]
Shining around or about.
Circumfuse Cir`cum·fuse" transitive verb [ Latin
circumfusus , past participle of
circumfundere to pour around;
circum + fundere to pour.]
To pour round; to spread round. His army circumfused on either wing.
Milton.
Circumfusile Cir`cum·fu"sile adjective [ Prefix
circum- + Latin
fusilis fusil,
adjective ]
Capable of being poured or spread round. "
Circumfusile gold."
Pope.
Circumfusion Cir`cum·fu"sion noun [ Latin
circumfusio .]
The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being spread round. Swift.
Circumgestation Cir`cum·ges·ta"tion noun [ Latin
circumgestare to carry around;
circum + gestare to carry.]
The act or process of carrying about. [ Obsolete]
Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored.
Jer. Taylor.
Circumgyrate Cir`cum·gy"rate transitive verb & i. [ Prefix
circum- +
gyrate .]
To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray.
Circumgyration Cir`cum·gy·ra"tion noun The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round. A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration .
Holland.
Circumgyratory Cir`cum·gy"ra·to·ry adjective Moving in a circle; turning round. Hawthorne.
Circumgyre Cir`cum·gyre" intransitive verb To circumgyrate. [ Obsolete]
Circumincession Cir`cum·in·ces"sion noun [ Prefix
circum- + Latin
incedere ,
incessum , to walk.]
(Theol.) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.
Circumjacence Cir`cum·ja"cence noun Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.
Circumjacent Cir`cum·ja"cent adjective [ Latin
circumjacens , present participle of
circumjacere ;
circum +
jacēre to lie.]
Lying round; bordering on every side. T. Fuller.
Circumjovial Cir`cum·jo"vi·al noun [ Prefix
circum- + Latin
Jupiter , gen.
Jovis , Jove.]
One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter. [ Obsolete]
Derham.
Circumlittoral Cir`cum·lit"to·ral adjective [ Prefix
circum- + Latin
littus ,
littoris , shore; preferable form,
litus ,
litoris .]
Adjointing the shore.
Circumlocution Cir`cum·lo·cu"tion noun [ Latin
circumlocutio , from
circumloqui ,
-locutus , to make use of circumlocution;
circum +
loqui to speak. See
Loquacious .]
The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase. the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution .
Swift.
Circumlocution office ,
a term of ridicule for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials.
Circumlocutional Cir`cum·lo·cu"tion·al adjective Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.
Circumlocutory Cir`cum·loc"u·to·ry adjective Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone. The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order.
Chambers's Journal.
Circummeridian Cir`cum·me·rid"i·an adjective [ Prefix
circum- +
meridian .]
About, or near, the meridian.
Circummure Cir`cum·mure" transitive verb [ Prefix
circum- +
mure , transitive verb ]
To encompass with a wall. Shak.
Circumnavigable Cir`cum·nav"i·ga·ble adjective Capable of being sailed round. Ray.
Circumnavigate Cir`cum·nav"i·gate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Circumnavigated ;
present participle & verbal noun Circumnavigating .] [ Latin
circumnavigatus , past participle of
circumnavigare to sail round;
circum + navigare to navigate.]
To sail completely round. Having circumnavigated the whole earth.
T. Fuller.
Circumnavigation Cir`cum·nav`i·ga"tion noun The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. Arbuthnot.
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