1. noun /ˈsɜrkəl,ˈsɜː.kəɫ,ˈsɝ.kəɫ/
a) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.
The set of all points (x, y) such that is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0).
b) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance from another point.
Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that circle.
2. verb /ˈsɜrkəl,ˈsɜː.kəɫ,ˈsɝ.kəɫ/
Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
b) To surround.
Vultures circled overhead.
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