CIRCUITY

Etymology

Noun

circuity (countable and uncountable, plural circuities)

(countable) A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something.

(uncountable) The state or quality of being circuitous.

(transportation, countable) A measure of the ratio of road miles to air miles between two locations.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir*cu"i*ty, n.

Definition: A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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