circulation
Pronunciation: /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
The English word “circulation” has 6 meanings listed here.
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, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
- 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.
Etymology
From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.
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