Circulation

Quick meaning: Circulation is a noun meaning The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

Meaning

The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

More Meanings

1. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
2. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
3. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
5. (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.

Example Sentences

The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.

Print circulation across the top 50 US magazines fell 5% year-on-year.

In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]

For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.

Word Forms

• circulations

Synonyms for circulation

Depending on context, synonyms include dissemination, spreading, airing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dissemination, spreading, airing, circuit, circulate, revolving.

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