circumambulateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/
• ハイフネーション: cir‧cum‧am‧bu‧late

動詞

circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)

1. (transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1:

     Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.

関連する語

• circumambulation
• circumambulator
• circumambulatory