circulation

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English

Etymology

From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
• Homophone: surculation
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

circulation (countable and uncountable, plural circulations)

2. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
3. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
4. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.

5. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
   • June 1 2016, Karen Roberts in the Evening Express, Aberdeen Journals - The Broad Street Years

     The reputation and circulation of the paper continued to grow, and the board decided a new custom-built base was required for both the Press and Journal and Evening Express to replace the crumbling, but much loved, Broad Street offices.

7. (strictly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
8. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• circle
• cycle
• cyclus

Anagrams

• unicortical

French

Etymology

From Latin circulātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -jɔ̃

Noun

circulation f (plural circulations)

1. circulation (act of moving in a circular shape)
2. (anatomy) circulation (of blood)
3. traffic
4. distribution, circulation (of a newspaper/magazine)

Derived terms

• bande de circulation
• circulation alternée
• voie de circulation

Related terms

• circuler

Descendants

• → Romanian: circulație
• → Turkish: sirkülasyon

Further reading

• “circulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.