| circuit breaker |
a switch or other device that automatically interrupts the electric current when a circuit is overloaded or extremely stressed in another way. |
| circuit court |
a court that can hold sessions in different locations in a judicial district. [2 definitions] |
| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| circuit rider |
a clergyman who travels to preach in different parts of an area or district. |
| circuitry |
the plan or design of the elements in an electric circuit. [2 definitions] |
| circular |
having the shape of a circle; round. [5 definitions] |
| circular file |
(informal) a wastebasket. |
| circularize |
to send circulars to, or to advertise with circulars. [3 definitions] |
| circular saw |
a power saw featuring a disk-shaped blade that is rotated at high speed. [2 definitions] |
| circulate |
to move or flow continuously along a closed path or system. [4 definitions] |
| circulating library |
see "lending library." [2 definitions] |
| circulation |
motion in a circle or along a circuit. [4 definitions] |
| circulatory |
of or pertaining to circulation. [2 definitions] |
| circulatory system |
a system in the body made up of the heart, blood vessels, blood, and lymph vessels that carries blood and lymph around the body. |
| circum- |
about; around. |
| circumambient |
being or reaching all around; surrounding. |
| circumcenter |
in geometry, the center of a circumscribed circle, which is a circle is that touches all the vertices of a polygon. |
| circumcise |
to remove the foreskin from the sex organ of (a male) or the clitoris or labia from the sex organ of (a female). |
| circumcision |
the act or ceremony of circumcising or, the fact of being circumcised. |
| circumference |
the outer boundary of a circle or other curvilinear figure or area; perimeter. [2 definitions] |
| circumflex |
one of several diacritic marks, especially ( ˆ ), placed over a vowel to indicate a certain sound or quality. [3 definitions] |