circularとは

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ)k.jə.lə(ɹ)/

形容詞

circular (comparative more circular, superlative most circular)

1. Of or relating to a circle.
2. In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

3. Circuitous or roundabout.
4. Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.

   circular reasoning

   Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition.

   a circular formula in a spreadsheet

5. Distributed to a large number of persons.
   • Hallam

     a proclamation of Henry III., […] doubtless circular throughout England

6. (obsolete) Perfect; complete.
   • Philip Massinger, Maid of Honour (1632), act I, scene 2:

     A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive.

7. (archaic) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
   • Dennis

     Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?

下位語

• semicircular

派生語

• meta-circular
• near-circular
• circularise
• circularity

関連する語

• circle
• circular file
• circular firing squad
• circular saw

名詞

circular (複数形 circulars)

1. A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer
2. In administration, a circular letter
3. (dated) A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
4. A shuttle bus that runs in a loop.

参考

• advertisement
• booklet
• brochure
• catalogue, catalog
• flier, flyer
• handbill, hand bill
• junk mail
• leaflet
• pamphlet