circular

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French circulier, from Latin circularis, from circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

circular (comparative more circular, superlative most circular)

1. Of or relating to a circle
2. in the shape of, or moving in a circle
3. circuitous or roundabout
4. defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word
5. distributed to a large number of persons

Derived terms

• circular file
• circularity

Related terms

• circle

Translations

of or relating to a circle

• Asturian: circular (ast)
• Bengali: বৃত্তাকার (bn), গোলাকার (bn)
• Bulgarian: кръгов (bg) (krǎgóv)
• Catalan: circular (ca)
• Esperanto: cirkla (eo)
• Finnish: ympyrä-
• German: Kreis- (de)
• Ido: cirkla (io), cirklala (io), cirklatra (io)
• Macedonian: кружен (mk) (krúžen)

• Pashto: ګرد (ps) (gërd)
• Portuguese: circular (pt)
• Romanian: circular (ro), de cerc (ro)
• Russian: круговой (ru) (krugovój)
• Scottish Gaelic: cearcaill (gd)
• Spanish: circular (es)
• Swedish: cirkulär (sv), compounds with cirkel (sv) c or ring (sv) c

in the shape of, or moving in a circle

• Asturian: circular (ast)
• Bulgarian: кръгъл (bg) (krǎ̀gǎl)
• Burmese: ဝိုင်း (my) (waing:)
• Catalan: circular (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圓 (cmn), 圆 (cmn) (yuán)

• Finnish: ympyrän muotoinen, pyöreä
• French: rond (fr)
• Galician: circular (gl)
• Georgian: წრიული (ka) (criuli)
• German: rund (de)
• Greek: κυκλικός (el) (kyklikós)

• Japanese: 丸い (ja) (まるい, marui)
• Macedonian: кружен (mk) (krúžen)
• Pashto: ګرد (ps) (gërd)
• Persian: دایره (fa)
• Portuguese: circular (pt), redondo (pt), arredondado (pt)
• Romanian: circular (ro)
• Russian: круглый (ru) (krúglyj), округлый (ru) (okrúglyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: cearclach (gd)
• Spanish: circular (es)
• Swedish: rund (sv), cirkulär (sv), cirkelformad (sv), ringformad (sv)

circuitous or roundabout

• Bulgarian: обиколен (bg) (obikolen)
• Finnish: kierto-, kiertelevä, epäsuora
• Macedonian: обиколен (mk) (obíkolen)

• Portuguese: circular (pt)
• Russian: окольный (ru) (okólʹnyj), кружной (ru) (kružnój), окружной (ru) (okružnój)

circular definition — see circular definition

distributed to a large number of persons

• Bulgarian: циркулярен (bg) (cirkuljáren)

• Russian: циркулярный (ru) (cirkuljárnyj)

Noun

circular (plural circulars)

1. A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
2. In the Administration, a circular letter
3. (dated) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.

Translations

notice for mass distribution

• Finnish: joukkokirje, lentolehtinen
• German: Rundschreiben (de) n
• Hebrew: פלייר (he) (fláyer) m

• Japanese: 檄 (geki)
• Spanish: circular (es)
• Swedish: cirkulär (sv) n

circular letter

• Bulgarian: циркулярно писмо (bg) (cirkuljarno pismo)
• Esperanto: cirkulero (eo)
• Finnish: kiertokirje (fi)
• French: circulaire (fr)

• German: Rundschreiben (de) n
• Ido: cirkulero (io)
• Irish: imlitir (ga) f
• Spanish: circular (es)

See also

• advertisement
• booklet
• brochure
• catalogue, catalog
• flier, flyer
• handbill, hand bill
• junk mail
• leaflet
• pamphlet

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Galician

Adjective

circular m and f (plural circulares)

1. circular

Related terms

• círculo

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Portuguese

Adjective

circular m and f (plural circulares; comparable)

1. circular, round

Noun

circular m (plural circulares)

1. circular (publication)

Verb

circular (first-person singular present indicative circulo, past participle circulado)

1. To circulate
2. To circle

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb circular

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	circular
Personal	circular	circulares	circular	circularmos	circulardes	circularem
Gerund
	circulando
Past participle
Masculine	circulado			circulados
Feminine	circulada			circuladas
Indicative
Present	circulo	circulas	circula	circulamos	circulais	circulam
Imperfect	circulava	circulavas	circulava	circulávamos	circuláveis	circulavam
Preterite	circulei	circulaste	circulou	circulamos circulámos	circulastes	circularam
Pluperfect	circulara	circularas	circulara	circuláramos	circuláreis	circularam
Future	circularei	circularás	circulará	circularemos	circulareis	circularão
Conditional	circularia	circularias	circularia	circularíamos	circularíeis	circulariam
Subjunctive
Present	circule	circules	circule	circulemos	circuleis	circulem
Imperfect	circulasse	circulasses	circulasse	circulássemos	circulásseis	circulassem
Future	circular	circulares	circular	circularmos	circulardes	circularem
Imperative
Affirmative	circule	circula	circule	circulemos	circulai	circulem
Negative (não)	circule	circules	circule	circulemos	circuleis	circulem

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin circulāris.

Adjective

circular m and f (plural circulares)

1. circular

Noun

circular f (plural circulares)

1. circular (advertisement)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin circulāre, present active infinitive of circulō.

Verb

circular (first-person singular present circulo, first-person singular preterite circulé, past participle circulado)

1. to circulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of circular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			circular
gerund			circulando
past participle			circulado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	circulo	circulas	circula	circulamos	circuláis	circulan
	imperfect	circulaba	circulabas	circulaba	circulábamos	circulabais	circulaban
	preterite	circulé	circulaste	circuló	circulamos	circulasteis	circularon
	future	circularé	circularás	circulará	circularemos	circularéis	circularán
	conditional	circularía	circularías	circularía	circularíamos	circularíais	circularían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	circule	circules	circule	circulemos	circuléis	circulen
	imperfect (ra)	circulara	circularas	circulara	circuláramos	circularais	circularan
	imperfect (se)	circulase	circulases	circulase	circulásemos	circulaseis	circulasen
	future	circulare	circulares	circulare	circuláremos	circulareis	circularen
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		circula	circule	circulemos	circulad	circulen
	negative		no circules	no circule	no circulemos	no circuléis	no circulen