circulation

circulation
[[t]sɜ͟ː(r)kjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]]
circulations
1) N-COUNT: with supp The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced.

The Daily News once had the highest circulation of any daily in the country...

The paper has proved unable to maintain its circulation figures.

2) N-UNCOUNT Your circulation is the movement of blood through your body.

Anyone with heart, lung or circulation problems should seek medical advice before flying.

...cold spots in the fingers caused by poor circulation.

3) See also circulate
4) PHRASE If something such as money is in circulation, it is being used by the public. If something is out of circulation or has been withdrawn from circulation, it is no longer available for use by the public.

The supply of money in circulation was drastically reduced overnight.

...a society like America, with perhaps 180 million guns in circulation.

...the decision to take 50 and 100 ruble bills out of circulation.

5) PHRASE If someone is out of circulation, they do not appear in public or at social gatherings for a period of time. You can also say that someone is out of circulation when they are in prison.

Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation...

I had been out of circulation for a month and knew that many friends would be there.


English dictionary. 2008.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • CIRCULATION — L’eau est le constituant majeur des organismes vivants. Les réactions chimiques complexes du métabolisme se déroulent en phase aqueuse et nécessitent des échanges permanents de substances: absorption de composés nutritifs et élimination de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • circulation — cir‧cu‧la‧tion [ˌsɜːkjˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌsɜːr ] noun 1. [uncountable] the exchange of money within an economy: • It was a bold anti inflation plan, including a squeeze on the circulation of money. 2. [uncountable] ECONOMICS if money is in circulation,… …   Financial and business terms

  • Circulation — may refer to: Circulatory system, a biological organ system whose primary function is to move substances to and from cells Circulation (fluid dynamics), the path integral of the fluid velocity around a closed curve Circulation (journal), one of… …   Wikipedia

  • Circulation — Cir cu*la tion, n. [L. circulatio: cf. F. circulation.] 1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began. [1913 Webster] This continual circulation of human things. Swift. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • circulation — CIRCULATION. s. f. Mouvement de ce qui circule. La circulation du sang. La circulation de la séve dans les plantes. [b]f♛/b] On appelle figurément, La circulation de l argent, Le mouvement de l argent qui passe d une main à l autre, et qui le… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • circulation — Circulation. s. f. Mouvement de ce qui circule. On a depuis quelque temps descouvert la circulation du sang. On dit fig. La circulation de l argent, pour exprimer le mouvement de l argent qui passe d une main à l autre …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • circulation — (n.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. circulation or directly from L. circulationem (nom. circulatio), noun of action from pp. stem of circulare to form a circle, from circulus small ring (see CIRCLE (Cf. circle)). Used of blood first by William Harvey,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • circulation — [n1] distribution apportionment, currency, dissemination, spread, transmission; concepts 631,651 circulation [n2] moving circularly circling, circuit, circumvolution, current, flow, flowing, gyration, gyre, motion, revolution, rotation, round,… …   New thesaurus

  • Circulation — (v. lat.), Umlauf, so C. des Blutes, s. Blutumlauf; C. des Geldes, s. u. Geld. Circulationsbanken sind so v. w. Zettelbanken (s. Bank). Circulationsmittel (Umlaufsmittel), alles Geld u. alle Werthpapiere, welche anstatt des Geldes im Handel… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • circulation — I noun allocation, allotment, branching out, circumagere, diffusion, dispensation, dispensing, dispergere, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, distribution, divergence, divulgare, emanation, flow, flowing, flux, issuance, motion, movement,… …   Law dictionary

  • circulation — ► NOUN 1) movement to and fro or around something. 2) the continuous motion of blood round the body. 3) the public availability of something. 4) the number of copies sold of a newspaper or magazine. DERIVATIVES circulatory adjective …   English terms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”