circulation
IPA: sˈɝkjʌɫeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
- The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
- (strictly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
- The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
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Examples of "circulation" in Sentences
- He theorized a circulation of the blood.
- Is the circulation of the publication relevant
- Blood going to the lungs is called the pulmonary circulation.
- The air circulation also increases the intensity of the winds.
- This causes the blood to leave the penis and return to the circulation.
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