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circle
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.

Syn: coil, ring, loop, disc, disk, round, arc, curve, orbit
See Also: circular, circularity, circulate, circus
2. verb /ˈsɜrkəl,ˈsɜː.kəɫ,ˈsɝ.kəɫ/
a) To travel around along a curved path.

Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.

b) To surround.

Vultures circled overhead.


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