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circular
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
circular
1
adj
having a circular shape
2
n
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: circular
1
adj
having a circular shape
Synonyms:
round
apple-shaped
having the general shape of an apple
ball-shaped
,
global
,
globose
,
globular
,
orbicular
,
spheric
,
spherical
having the shape of a sphere or ball
barrel-shaped
having the general shape of a barrel
bulb-shaped
,
bulblike
,
bulbous
shaped like a bulb
capitate
being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
coccoid
spherical; like a coccus
cumuliform
shaped like a cumulus cloud
disc-shaped
,
disclike
,
discoid
,
discoidal
,
disk-shaped
,
disklike
having a flat circular shape
goblet-shaped
resembling the shape of a goblet
moon-round
,
moonlike
resembling the moon in shape
nutlike
resembling a nut in shape and size
pancake-like
resembling a pancake in shape
pear-shaped
having a round shape tapered at one end
pinwheel-shaped
having the round shape of a pinwheel
ringlike
having the shape of a ring
roundish
somewhat round in appearance or form
wheel-like
round like a wheel
rounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
Antonyms:
square
having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
quadrate
having four sides and four angles
right-angled
forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles
squared
having been made square
squarish
somewhat square in appearance or form
angular
,
angulate
having angles or an angular shape
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adj
describing a circle; moving in a circle
“the
circular
motion of the wheel”
Synonyms:
orbitual
,
rotary
cyclic
,
cyclical
recurring in cycles
2
n
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
“he mailed the
circular
to all subscribers”
Synonyms:
bill
,
broadsheet
,
broadside
,
flier
,
flyer
,
handbill
,
throwaway
Types:
stuffer
an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
Type of:
ad
,
advert
,
advertisement
,
advertising
,
advertizement
,
advertizing
a public promotion of some product or service
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