Definition of circular Circular

/sɚˈkjʌlɚ/ - [serkyuler] - cir•cu•lar

We found 21 definitions of circular from 6 different sources.

What does circular mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: circulars
circular - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
		handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
		ad, advert, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, advertising a public promotion of some product or service
Adjective
circular - describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"
		rotary, orbitual
		cyclical, cyclic recurring in cycles
circular - having a circular shape
		round
		square rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
		rounded curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
		apple-shaped having the general shape of an apple
		ball-shaped, globose, globular, spheric, global, orbicular, spherical having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
		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; "a coccoid microorganism"
		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

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Wiktionary

circular (Noun)
A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution; a flyer.
circular (Noun)
In the Administration, a circular letter .
circular (Noun)
A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
circular (Adjective)
Of or relating to a circle.
circular (Adjective)
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
circular (Adjective)
circuitous or roundabout.
circular (Adjective)
defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word.
circular (Adjective)
distributed to a large number of persons.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

circular (a.)
In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
circular (a.)
repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
circular (a.)
Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
circular (a.)
Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter.
circular (a.)
Perfect; complete.
circular (a.)
A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
circular (a.)
A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

circular
Having the shape of a circle

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

circular
sėr′kū-lar, adj. round: ending in itself: addressed to a circle of persons.—n. a note sent round to a circle or number of persons.—n. Circular′ity.—adv. Cir′cularly.—Circular notes, bank-notes issued for the convenience of travellers, being a kind of bill personal to the bearer, who is given also a corresponding 'letter of indication' addressed to foreign bankers