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circuital

circuital

9.0
Moving in a circular path that returns to the start
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɜrkɪtəl/
translation icon : circular
  • The marathon route is circuital, looping around the city center twice.

Examples

  • The marathon route is circuital, looping around the city center twice.

  • They took a circuital route to avoid traffic.

  • The river takes a circuital path through the valley before reaching the sea.

  • Their conversation became circuital, returning to the same topics again and again.

  • The circuital path led us to the old mill.

  • They took a circuital route to avoid traffic.

  • The river takes a circuital path through the valley before reaching the sea.

Synonyms

circuitous
vscircuital
9 8.4

Taking a longer, indirect way instead of a direct route

focuses on actual circular movement or forming a closed loop

Antonyms

direct
1 1.6

In a straight way without stopping at other places

How Indirect

circuitous
9 8.4
circuital
9.0
indirect
6 3.5
direct
1 1.6

Surface Forms

circuital positive

Morphology

circuital = circuit (transparent) = circuit + al

The adjective is formed productively from the noun 'circuit' plus the suffix '-al', so the meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Circuital comes from Latin parts circum 'around' and ire 'to go', and it shares the same idea as the words circle and circuit. So a circuital path is one that goes round in a loop or takes a roundabout route.