circular

Examples

• All

• The table was arranged in a circular formation for the discussion.

• And what exactly do you think the benefits of a circular bed are?

  The Smell of Success (2011)

• So you can leave it in this circular shape.

• And there in front of us is a circular room that was--

  Finger of God 2 (2018)

• So it's going to go in a circular motion.

• So here I have a little circular toy that I got for my kids.

  Alex O'Connor

• Those circular tents at the back are where the crew live.

  Flyboys (2006)

• There are small windows on each side and one large circular window of armored glass in front.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Others near them carried huge, circular slabs of stone with the centers cut out.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The mesa was only a few feet across, roughly circular, and it was empty.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

R

round

vscircular

273 1.0

Having the shape of a circle or sphere

refers specifically to the flat circle form rather than a sphere

D

disk-shaped

vscircular

• US

1 3.8

Having a flat, round shape like a coin

is the simple circle form, not specifically flat like a disk

R

rounded

vscircular

1 2.4

Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points

is the precise circle form rather than just a smooth curve

O

orbed

vscircular

1 8.7

Round and shaped like a ball

is the flat circle form rather than a three dimensional globe

C

cycloid

vscircular

9.1

Round in shape like a wheel

is the same meaning but exists as a different term form

O

orbiculate

vscircular

9.9

Round or nearly round in shape

is the exact circle form rather than only approximately so

Compounds

C

circular saw

5 3.5

A power tool with a round blade that cuts wood or metal

C

circular firing squad

• Literature

2 8.8

A situation where group members blame or attack each other and harm the group's chances

C

circular function

• Specialized

7.9

A function like sine or cosine that gives the ratio of two sides in a right triangle for an angle

C

circular file

• Informal

7.5

A joke name for a wastebasket where unwanted papers go

C

circular measure

• Specialized

8.6

A way to measure angles using radians, where one full circle equals two pi radians

C

circular plane

• Specialized

9.0

A woodworking tool with a curved, flexible base for shaping rounded wood

P

portable circular saw

4.5

A small machine with a round blade that you hold to cut wood or metal

S

semi-circular bastion

• Specialized

9.9

A curved wall shaped like a half circle that sticks out from a fort to protect it

How Round

circular

84 2.8

rounded

1 2.4

oval

38 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology