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Meaning of circle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  circle
      n 1: ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane
           curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance
           from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the
           circle"
      2: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set
         goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle},
         {band}, {lot}]
      3: something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs
         were arranged in a circle"
      4: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
         for insurance" [syn: {lap}, {circle}, {circuit}]
      5: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a
         central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
         rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary},
         {roundabout}]
      6: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: {R-2}, {Mexican valium},
         {rophy}, {rope}, {roofy}, {roach}, {forget me drug},
         {circle}]
      7: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or
         opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;
         "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn:
         {circle}, {dress circle}]
      8: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out
         metal circles" [syn: {circle}, {round}]
      v 1: travel around something; "circle the globe"
      2: move in circles [syn: {circle}, {circulate}]
      3: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: {encircle},
         {circle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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