circumstances one's overall condition in life
under the circumstances because of prevailing conditions
in straitened circumstances not having enough money to pay for necessities
circumstantial suggesting that something is true without proving it
mitigating circumstance (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
resistance any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion
Hirschsprung's disease congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accumulate and cause megacolon
circumstantiate give circumstantial evidence for
circumspect careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
circumference the length of the closed curve of a circle
heroic stanza a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
circumstantially according to circumstances
sales resistance resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
humic substance an organic residue of decaying organic matter
gray substance greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
grey substance greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
circumvent surround so as to force to give up
aortic stenosis abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve
assistance the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
shape constancy the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)