CIRCULATING

circulating

(adjective) passing from one to another; “circulating bills and coins”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

circulating

Moving about freely.

An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.

Verb

circulating

present participle of circulate

Source: Wiktionary


CIRCULATE

Cir"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ciorculated; P. pr. & vb. n. Circulating.] Etym: [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See Circle.]

1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. Boyle.

2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Circulating decimal. See Decimal.

– Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

– Circulating medium. See Medium.

Cir"cu*late, v. t.

Definition: To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit. Circulating pump. See under Pump.

Syn.

– To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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