Definition of Circulation

1. Noun. The dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines).

Generic synonyms: Airing, Dissemination, Public Exposure, Spreading
Derivative terms: Circulate

2. Noun. Movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.

3. Noun. (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period.
Category relationships: Library Science
Generic synonyms: Count

4. Noun. Number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold. "By increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"
Generic synonyms: Count
Derivative terms: Circulate

5. Noun. Free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant). "A fan aids air circulation"
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Generic synonyms: Change Of Location, Travel
Derivative terms: Circulate, Circulate

6. Noun. The spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area.
Generic synonyms: Spread, Spreading
Specialized synonyms: Recirculation
Derivative terms: Circulate, Circulate, Circulate

Definition of Circulation

1. n. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

Definition of Circulation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Circulation

1. Movement in a regular or circuitous course, as the movement of the blood through the heart and blood vessels. Origin: L. Circulatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circulation

circular plane
circular reaction
circular saw
circular sinus
circular sulcus of insula
circular sulcus of Reil
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circulating(a)
circulating decimal
circulating library
circulation (current term)
circulation (current term)
circulations
circulation time
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circulatory and respiratory physiology
circulatory arrest
circulatory collapse
circulatory failure
circulatory system
circulatory system
circulus

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