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noun / verb

circle

SUR-kuhl/ˈsɜːrkl/

A closed rounded line surrounding a central point.

The compass rests beside a clean circle on the paper.

One clean perfectly round thin dark circle is drawn on plain white paper, with a drawing compass resting beside it and its tips set to the circle radius; no letters, numbers, arrows, other shapes or labels.
Etymology

The root meaning ‘ring’ and the diminutive ending produced ‘small ring.’ This concrete image also named a circular figure, preserving the connection between a ring’s outline and the geometric curve.

In context

Live Walking NYC1:26
The other six people are going to join hands in a circle and circle left around them.
SQUARE DANCE HOEDOWN Bryant Park New York City LIVE

More examples

  • She circled the correct answer.
  • She has a close circle of friends.
  • The birds circle above the field.

Forms

circle · circles · circled · circling

circular adjective — Shaped like a circle.

Similar words

ring
A circular band or outline.
disk
The filled area bounded by a circle.