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Simple curve of Euclidean geometry
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any point of
Circle
Topics referred to by the same term
The Circle may refer to: The Circle (1925 film), a film directed by Frank Borzage adapted from the Somerset Maugham play The Circle, a 1967 documentary
The_Circle
Relationship among tones of the chromatic scale
In music theory, the circle of fifths (sometimes also cycle of fifths) organizes the twelve pitch classes of the chromatic scale in a cycle of ascending
Circle_of_fifths
Two-dimensional packing problem
Circle packing in a circle is a two-dimensional packing problem with the objective of packing unit circles into the smallest possible larger circle. If
Circle_packing_in_a_circle
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up inner circle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Inner circle may refer to: Friendship networks, where "inner circle" may describe the closest
Inner_circle
Group of workers that analyzes and solves work-related problems
A quality circle or quality control circle is a group of workers who do the same or similar work, who meet regularly to identify, analyze and solve work-related
Quality_circle
Symbol of anarchism
The circle-A or anarchist A, written as Ⓐ, is a graphic and political symbol representing the anarchist movement and ideology. Seeking a symbol that could
Circle-A
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up circle, circles, circled, or circling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A circle is a simple geometric shape. Circle or circles may also refer
Circle_(disambiguation)
American metal band
media related to Circle II Circle. Circle II Circle discography at MusicBrainz Circle II Circle discography at Discogs Circle II Circle at Encyclopaedia
Circle_II_Circle
Pattern in a crop field
A crop circle, crop formation, or corn circle is a pattern created by flattening a crop, usually a cereal. The term was coined in the early 1980s. Crop
Crop_circle
American chain of convenience stores
Circle K Stores, Inc. is a convenience store chain owned by the Canadian multinational operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., based in Laval, Quebec
Circle_K
American rock supergroup
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James
A_Perfect_Circle
Perimeter of a circle or ellipse
circumferēns 'carrying around, circling') is the perimeter of a circle or ellipse. The circumference is the arc length of the circle, as if it were opened up
Circumference
Into a Circle (also as In Two a Circle and In2a0) were an English new wave duo, formed in April 1985 by Paul "Bee" Hampshire and Barry Jepson, two former
Into_a_Circle
First part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
one circle for violence (Circle 7) and two circles for fraud (Circles 8 and 9). As a Christian, Dante adds Circle 1 (Limbo) to Upper Hell and Circle 6 (Heresy)
Inferno_(Dante)
City in Georgia, United States
Social Circle had a population of 4,974. It is unclear why the name "Social Circle" was applied to this place. According to tradition, Social Circle was
Social_Circle,_Georgia
Circle with radius of one
mathematics, a unit circle is a circle of unit radius—that is, a radius of 1. Frequently, especially in trigonometry, the unit circle is the circle of radius 1
Unit_circle
Problem of constructing equal-area shapes
the circle is a problem in geometry first proposed in Greek mathematics. It is the challenge of constructing a square with the area of a given circle by
Squaring_the_circle
Topics referred to by the same term
the free dictionary. Circled a, @, Ⓐ, (A), or variations thereof may refer to: Circled A (ⓐ,Ⓐ), an "A" inscribed inside a circle; see Enclosed Alphanumerics
Circled_a
American punk band
Circle Jerks (stylized as Ciʀcle JƎʀᴋs) are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. The group was founded by former
Circle_Jerks
Boundary of the Arctic
The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circles of latitude. It is shown on maps of Earth at about 66°
Arctic_Circle
Protective device in ritual magic
A magic circle is a circle of space marked out by practitioners of some branches of ritual magic, which they generally believe will contain energy and
Magic_circle
Circulatory anastomosis that supplies blood to the brain and surrounding structures
The circle of Willis (also called Willis' circle, loop of Willis, cerebral arterial circle, and Willis polygon) is a circulatory anastomosis that supplies
Circle_of_Willis
2015 American film by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione
Circle is a 2015 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione. The ensemble cast includes
Circle_(2015_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
vicious circle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vicious circle is a complex of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop. Vicious circle or
Vicious_Circle
UK Stonehenge Free Festival organizers
The Polytantric Circle was an organization that helped organize the yearly summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England. These celebrations, called
Polytantric_Circle
Song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King
"Circle of Life" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. Composed by British musician Elton John and composer Hans Zimmer, with
Circle_of_Life
Portion of a disk enclosed by two radii and an arc
also known as circle sector or disk sector or simply a sector (symbol: ⌔), is the portion of a disk (a closed region bounded by a circle) enclosed by two
Circular_sector
Topics referred to by the same term
dotted circle ◯, the circle mark Unicode provides various circle symbols: Circle (disambiguation) Degree symbol § Lookalikes List of circle topics O
Circle_symbol
Agrahara Circle, officially known as N. Madhava Rao Circle, is a street circle and a suburb in the southern Indian city of Mysore in Karnataka. An Inscription
Agrahara_Circle
Concept in geometry
area enclosed by a circle of radius r is πr2. Here, the Greek letter π represents the constant ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter,
Area_of_a_circle
Topics referred to by the same term
Circle Line or Circular line may refer to: Baku suburban railway Baku Metro (partly in operation) Chittagong Circular Railway Line 2 (Beijing Subway) Line
Circle_Line
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up full circle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Full Circle may refer to: Full circle (unit), a unit of plane angle Full Circle, a 1962 novel by
Full_Circle
1924–1936 group of philosophers and scientists
The Vienna Circle (German: Wiener Kreis) of logical empiricism was a group of philosophers and scientists drawn from the natural and social sciences, logic
Vienna_Circle
2024 video game
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a 2024 action-adventure video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is based on
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana_Jones_and_the_Great_Circle
Spherical geometry analog of a straight line
great circle or orthodrome is the circular intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center point. Any arc of a great circle is a
Great_circle
Geographic notion
A circle of latitude or line of latitude on Earth is an abstract east–west small circle connecting all locations around Earth (ignoring elevation) at
Circle_of_latitude
Roundabout in Accra, Ghana
template Use Ghanaian English is being considered for deletion.› Danquah Circle is a roundabout and traffic interchange in Osu, Accra, Ghana. It is a key
Danquah_Circle
Bound on eigenvalues
In mathematics, the Gershgorin circle theorem (also called sometimes Gershgorin Disk Theorem) may be used to bound the spectrum of a square matrix. It
Gershgorin_circle_theorem
1985 studio album by Stevie Wonder
Square Circle is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released in September 1985 on Tamla Records. In Square Circle spent
In_Square_Circle
British TV mystery drama series by Guy Burt (2012-2014)
The Bletchley Circle is a television mystery drama series, set in 1952–53, about four women who had worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the principal
The_Bletchley_Circle
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Golden Circle may refer to: Golden Circle (Iceland), Icelandic tourist route Golden Circle (company), Australian food processor Golden Circle Air, U.S
Golden_Circle
Shi'i school of thought in Iran
Haghani Circle (also Haqqani School) is a Shi'i school of thought in Iran based in the holy city of Qom and formerly headed by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi
Haghani_Circle
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Look up circle the drain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Circle the Drain or Circling the Drain may refer to: Circling the Drain, a 1999 compilation
Circle_the_Drain
2017 film by Matthew Vaughn
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 British spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. Based on the Millarworld
Kingsman:_The_Golden_Circle
Principal fiber bundle
In mathematics, a circle bundle is a fiber bundle where the fiber is the circle S 1 {\displaystyle S^{1}} . Oriented circle bundles are also known as
Circle_bundle
Topics referred to by the same term
Milne-Thomson circle theorem in fluid dynamics. Five circles theorem Six circles theorem Seven circles theorem Gershgorin circle theorem Clifford's circle theorems
Circle_theorem
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Circle City, or The Circle City, might refer to: Canberra, the capital of Australia, also nicknamed "Circle City" Circle, Alaska Dothan, Alabama, nicknamed
Circle_City
Group of philosophers, poets and politicians patronized by Scipio Aemilianus
The Scipionic Circle, or the Circle of Scipio, was a group of philosophers, poets, and politicians patronized by their namesake, Scipio Aemilianus. Together
Scipionic_Circle
Geometric civil engineering calculation technique
Mohr's circle is a two-dimensional graphical representation of the transformation law for the Cauchy stress tensor. Mohr's circle is often used in calculations
Mohr's_circle
Illustrative organization of color hues
A color wheel or color circle is an abstract illustrative organization of color hues around a circle, which shows the relationships between primary colors
Color_wheel
Self-reinforcing sequence of events
A vicious circle (or cycle) is a complex chain of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop, with detrimental results. It is a system with
Vicious_circle
International criminal group involved in drug trafficking
The Brothers' Circle or Bratski Krug (Russian: Братский круг) is a term used to refer to Russian organized crime, commonly the Russian mafia. It is a loose
Brothers'_Circle
Topics referred to by the same term
great circle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Great Circle may refer to: The Great Circle, a 1997 novel by Peter Prince The Great Circle, the journal
The_Great_Circle
Boundary of the Antarctic
The Antarctic Circle is the most southerly of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth. The region south of this circle is known as the
Antarctic_Circle
2025 historical fiction novel by Ken Follett
Circle of Days is a historical fiction novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. It was published in 2025 by Grand Central Publishing and is set in the Neolithic
Circle_of_Days
Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore
The Circle Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. It runs in a loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city-centre to
Circle_Line_(Singapore)
Group male masturbation
A circle jerk, also sometimes spelled circlejerk, is a sexual practice in which a group of men form a circle and masturbate or touch each other's genitals
Circle_jerk
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squared circle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Squared circle may refer to: Boxing ring Wrestling ring Squared-circle postmark Squared circle, an alchemical
Squared_circle
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Dupont Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately
Dupont_Circle
A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue. Study circles may be formed to discuss anything from politics to
Study_circle
Administrative groupings of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial circles as part of the Imperial Reform: the Bavarian Circle the Franconian Circle the Saxon Circle the Swabian Circle the Upper Rhenish Circle the
Imperial_circle
Circle on Earth's surface enclosing majority of the human population
A Valeriepieris circle (/ˌvæləriːˈpaɪrəs/ VAL-ə-ree-PY-rəs) is a figure drawn on the Earth's surface such that the majority of the human population lives
Valeriepieris_circle
Topics referred to by the same term
Red Circle may refer to: Red Circle (law firms), a group of elite Chinese law firms Red Circle (publishing), Martin Goodman's group of pulp magazine publishing
Red_Circle
Political party in Russia
The Petrashevsky Circle was a Russian literary discussion group of progressive-minded intellectuals in St. Petersburg in the 1840s. It was organized by
Petrashevsky_Circle
WCDMA, LTE and NR networks start with either 9, 8, 7 or 6. Each telecom circle is allowed to have multiple private operators; previously it was two private
Mobile telephone numbering in India
Mobile_telephone_numbering_in_India
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Circle-c, ©, (c), or variation, may refer to: Circle C Ranch, a subdivision in Austin, Texas, USA Copyright symbol (©) a circle circumscribing
Circle-c
Hot dog stand in Chicago
The Wieners Circle is a hot dog stand on Clark Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is known for its Maxwell
The_Wieners_Circle
Country music streaming television
Circle Country, previously known as Circle, is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned by Gray Media as part of its PowerNation Studios
Circle_Country
2017 American film by James Ponsoldt
The Circle is a 2017 American techno-thriller film directed by James Ponsoldt with a screenplay by Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers, based on Eggers's 2013 novel
The_Circle_(2017_film)
Error in reasoning attributed to René Descartes
The Cartesian circle (also known as Arnauld's circle) is an example of fallacious circular reasoning attributed to French philosopher René Descartes. He
Cartesian_circle
Circle associated with a quadratic equation
Carlyle circle is a certain circle in a coordinate plane associated with a quadratic equation; it is named after Thomas Carlyle. The circle has the property
Carlyle_circle
Region with commercial and cultural ties to the Han Chinese
China Circle refers to the economic relationship between mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. With the fast-growing economy and the development of foreign
China_Circle
Red circle with a red diagonal line, indicating something is not permitted
sign, circle-backslash symbol, nay, interdictory circle, and the prohibited symbol, is a red circle with a 45-degree diagonal line inside the circle from
No_symbol
Peer-to-peer payments technology company
Circle Internet Group, Inc. is a payments technology company. Founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville in 2013, it is currently headquartered in New
Circle_Internet_Group
Symbolic motif
A circle of stars often represents unity, solidarity and harmony in flags, seals and signs, and is also seen in iconographic motifs related to the Woman
Circle_of_stars
Support group of like-minded writers
A writing circle is a group of like-minded writers needing support for their work, either through writing peer critiques, workshops or classes, or just
Writing_circle
Society of Russian musicians
The Belyayev circle (Russian: Беляевский кружок) was a society of Russian musicians who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 1885 and 1908, and whose
Belyayev_circle
2023 American TV crime series
Full Circle is an American mystery drama miniseries created and written by Ed Solomon and directed by Steven Soderbergh for the Max streaming television
Full_Circle_(miniseries)
Tribal chieftaincy in Bangladesh
The Mong Circle (Burmese: ဖလံထောင်, Bengali: মং সার্কেল) is one of three hereditary chiefdoms (or "circles") in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of modern-day
Mong_Circle
1907 song by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. The song is often recorded
Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken?
Archaeological site in Brickell, Miami
The Miami Circle, also known as The Miami River Circle, Brickell Point, or The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site, is an archaeological site in Brickell
Miami_Circle
Baseball pitch
thrown with a grip that includes a circle formation, hence the name circle changeup. The circle is formed by making a circle with the index finger, holding
Circle_changeup
Field of geometry closely arranging circles on a plane
In geometry, circle packing is the study of the arrangement of circles (of equal or varying sizes) on a given surface such that no overlapping occurs
Circle_packing
School group activity
Circle time, also called group time, refers to any time that a group of people, usually young children, are sitting together for an activity involving
Circle_time
Park in Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
The Jawahar Circle is a garden traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the city of Jaipur, India built by the Jaipur Development Authority
Jawahar_Circle
Blurry region in optics
is also known as disk of confusion, circle of indistinctness, blur circle, or blur spot. In photography, the circle of confusion is used to determine the
Circle_of_confusion
Topics referred to by the same term
Circle of Friends may refer to: A social group, also known as a circle of friends Circle of Friends (disabled care), a method in social care Circle of
Circle_of_Friends
Circle constructed from a triangle
In geometry, the nine-point circle is a circle that can be constructed for any given triangle. It is so named because it passes through nine significant
Nine-point_circle
German band
Silent Circle is a German Eurodisco band formed in West Germany in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Martin Tychsen (Jo Jo Tyson), keyboardist & composer
Silent_Circle
Topics referred to by the same term
Perfect Circle can refer to: A type of circle The Perfect Circle, a 1997 movie by Bosnian director Ademir Kenovic. Perfect Circle (novel), 2004 novel
Perfect_Circle
Indigenous North American assembly
council circle is a distinctive feature at the center of some tribal communities in North America. The historical function of the council circles is debated
Council_circle
Central traffic circle in New Orleans, Louisiana
During this time, the circle was formerly known as "Lee Circle" until its name reverted to "Tivoli Circle" in 2022. The inner grass circle around the monument
Tivoli_Circle
Process of understanding a text
The hermeneutic circle (German: hermeneutischer Zirkel) describes the process of understanding a text hermeneutically. It refers to the idea that one's
Hermeneutic_circle
Ball game
most common game of footbag consists of two or more players standing in a circle and trying to keep the sack off the ground for as long as possible. Footbag-like
Hacky_sack
Style of dance done in a circle with rhythm instruments and singing
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments
Circle_dance
Ring of standing stones
A stone circle is a ring of megalithic standing stones. Most are found in Northwestern Europe – especially Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
Stone_circle
20th-century network of Soviet scholars
The Vygotsky Circle (also known as Vygotsky–Luria Circle) was an influential informal network of psychologists, educationalists, medical specialists,
Vygotsky_Circle
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
The Circle in the Square Theatre (colloquially the Circle) is a Broadway theater at 235 West 50th Street, within the basement of Paramount Plaza, in the
Circle_in_the_Square_Theatre
Index of articles associated with the same name
In geometry, a circumscribed circle for a set of points is a circle passing through each of them. Such a circle is said to circumscribe the points or a
Circumscribed_circle
CIRCLE
CIRCLE
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex, Cambridgeshire)
English (Essex, Cambridgeshire) : possibly a variant of Trendall, a topographic name for someone who lived by a well, earhwork, stone circle, or other circular feature, from Middle English trendel, trandle ‘circle’ (Old English trendel).Possibly an altered spelling of South German Tröndle, a variant of Trendle, a nickname for a tearful person, from Träne ‘tear’ + the diminutive suffix -l.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord Buddha, Energy circle or a form of chakra
Girl/Female
Japanese
Ball; circle.
Boy/Male
British, English
Wheel Ruler; Circle Ruler
Girl/Female
Latin
Circle of light.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord Buddha, Energy circle or a form of chakra
Girl/Female
Welsh American
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Girl/Female
Welsh
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lord Buddha, Energy circle or a form of chakra
Girl/Female
Latin
Circle of light.
Girl/Female
Welsh American
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Wilby, in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire. The first is probably named from an Old English wilig ‘willow’ + Old English bēag ‘circle’; the second has the same first element + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’ or Old English bēag, and the last is named with the Old English or Old Scandinavian personal name Villi + býr.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Dutch
English, German, and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rings (from Middle English ring, Middle High German rinc, Middle Dutch ring), either to be worn as jewelry or as component parts of chain-mail, harnesses, and other objects. In part it may also have arisen as a nickname for a wearer of a ring.Scandinavian : from ring ‘ring’, probably an ornamental name but possibly applied in the same sense as 3 or 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rink, rinc ‘circle’.Irish (eastern County Cork) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rinn (see Reen).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shaakya | ஷாகà¯à®¯à®¾à®‚
Lord Buddha, Energy circle or a form of chakra
Shaakya | ஷாகà¯à®¯à®¾à®‚
Girl/Female
Welsh
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Boy/Male
French Israeli
The circle.
Girl/Female
Welsh
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Girl/Female
Welsh Arthurian Legend Celtic
Fair. Blessed. White browed. White circle.
Girl/Female
Latin
Circle of light.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Norfolk, recorded in Domesday Book as Huerueles, named in Old English as hwerflas ‘circles’.
CIRCLE
CIRCLE
Girl/Female
Indian
Sky; Beautiful Girl
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Priceless One that Lightens the Dark
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of mount Kailash
Boy/Male
Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Name of a Himalayan Peak; Abode of Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dattatraya | ததà¯à®¤à®¾à®¤à¯à®°à®¯
God Datta
Boy/Male
French, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Wise Power
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The True
Girl/Female
Muslim
Good news
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Leader of the Lions
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Indian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Voyager; Blessed; Brings Joy; Violet Flower; Brings Happiness; Voyager through Life; Traveller; The One that Makes the Others Happy
CIRCLE
CIRCLE
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CIRCLE
n.
A vertical line, plane, or circle.
n.
Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family Vorticellidae. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched.
n.
Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
a.
Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See Scallop, n., 2.
v. i.
To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
n.
A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy.
n.
An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
n.
An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other.
v. t.
To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2.
imp. & p. p.
of Circle
n.
Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.
n.
A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.
a.
Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry.
n.
A young larval form of many annelids, mollusks, and bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia is developed around the anterior end.
n.
One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a distance of 23¡ 28/, and parallel to it, which the sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or south, and from which it turns again toward the equator, the northern circle being called the Tropic of Cancer, and the southern the Tropic of Capricorn, from the names of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.
n.
One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.
n.
A circumference; a circle; a ring.
n.
A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband.
n.
To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
a.
Having the form of a circle; round.