Meaning of circle in English
Verb
circleDefinitions
1. travel around somethingExamples
- « circle the globe »
- 2. move in circles
- 3. be around
Examples
- « Developments surround the town »
- « The river encircles the village »
- 4. form a circle around
Examples
- « encircle the errors »
Noun
circleEtymology
Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus‘small ring’, diminutive of circus‘ring’Definitions
1. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal lengthExamples
- « 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
Examples
- « the smart set goes there »
- « they were an angry lot »
- 3. something approximating the shape of a circle
Examples
- « the chairs were arranged in a circle »
- 4. movement once around a course
Examples
- « he drove an extra lap just for insurance »
- 5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
Examples
- « the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary »
- 6. street names for flunitrazepan
- 7. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house
Examples
- « usually the first tier above the orchestra »
- « they had excellent seats in the dress circle »
- 8. any circular or rotating mechanism
Examples
- « the machine punched out metal circles »