CIRCULARLY
circularly
(adverb) in a circular manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
circularly (comparative more circularly, superlative most circularly)
In a circular way.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir"cu*lar*ly, adv.
Definition: In a circular manner.
CIRCULAR
Cir"cu*lar, a. Etym: [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle: cf. F. circulaire. See Circle.]
1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic. Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido Dennis.
4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter. A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless circular throughout England. Hallam.
5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.] A man so absolute and circular In all those wished-for rarities that may take A virgin captive. Massinger. Circular are, any portion of the circumference of a circle.
– Circular cubics (Math.), curves of the third order which are imagined to pass through the two circular points at infinity.
– Circular functions. (Math.) See under Function.
– Circular instruments, mathematical instruments employed for measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round the whole circumference of a circle, or 360º.
– Circular lines, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as sines, tangents, secants, etc.
– Circular note or letter. (a) (Com.) See under Credit. (b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a number of persons.
– Circular numbers (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose squares are 25 and 36. Bailey. Barlow.
– Circular points at infinity (Geom.), two imaginary points at infinite distance through which every circle in the plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.
– Circular polarization. (Min.) See under Polarization.
– Circular or Globular sailing (Naut.), the method of sailing by the arc of a great circle.
– Circular saw. See under Saw.
Cir"cu*lar, n. Etym: [Cf. (for sense 1) F. circulaire, lettre circulaire. See Circular, a.]
1. A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
2. A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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