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circular

/ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Circular means: having the shape or form of a circle.

Synonyms for circular44

noun, as in an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway

adjective, as in having the shape or form of a circle

round, apple-shaped, ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical, barrel-shaped, bulblike, bulbous, bulb-shaped, capitate
and 11 more, coccoid, cumuliform, discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped, goblet-shaped, moonlike, moon-round

adjective, as in describing a circle; moving in a circle

rotary, orbitual, cyclic, cyclical

also used for circular

annular, ring-shaped, O-shaped, oval, toroid, ringlike, round-like, rounded

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What does circular mean?3

adjective

1

having the shape or form of a circle

2

describing a circle; moving in a circle“the circular motion of the wheel”

noun

1

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution“he mailed the circular to all subscribers”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Circular in a sentence

  • The house looks circular, but it isn't a complete circle.unknown
  • What is eternal, is circular, and what is circular, is eternal.SunnyMoon
  • Only in philosophy can you use a circular argument and get praised for it.Scott
  • Something tells me they put my resumé straight into the circular file.frpzzd
  • An eddy is a circular current of water.Hybrid
  • The swimming pool we swam in yesterday had a circular shape.mervert1
  • The circular area around the nipple is called areola.Nylez
  • Grandma knit the sweater's yoke on circular needles.casaniere

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of circular

as a noun

plural
circulars