Webster's Dictionary 1913

4078

Circumstantiable

Cir′cum‐stan″tia‐ble (?), a. Capable of being circumstantiated. Jer Taylor.

4079

Circumstantial

Cir′cum‐stan″tial (?), a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents.The usual character of human testimony is substantial...

4080

Circumstantial (2)

Cir′cum‐stan″tial, n. Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; — generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. ...

4081

Circumstantiality

Cir′cum‐stan′ti‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The state, characteristic, or quality of being circumstantial; particularity or minuteness of detail. “I will endeavor to describe with sufficien...

4082

Circumstantially

Cir′cum‐stan″tial‐ly (?), adv. 1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only circumstantially different.Glanvill....

4083

Circumstantiate

Cir′cum‐stan″ti‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumstantiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumstantiating (?).] [See Circumstantiating (�).]1. To place in particular circumstances; to ...

4084

Circumterraneous

Cir′cum‐ter‐ra″ne‐ous (?), a. [Pref. circum- + L. terra earth.] Being or dwelling around the earth. “Circumterraneous demouns.” H. Hallywell.

4085

Circumundulate

Cir′cum‐un″du‐late (?), v. t. [Pref. circum- + undulate.] To flow round, as waves.

4086

Circumvallate

Cir′cum‐val″late (?), v. t. [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.] To surround with a rampart or wall...

4087

Circumvallate (2)

Cir′cum‐val″late (?), a. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the to...

4088

Circumvallation

Cir′cum‐val‐la″tion (?), n.(Mil.) (a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. (b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect th...

4089

Circumvection

Cir′cum‐vec″tion (?), n. [L. circumvectio; circum + vehere to carry.] The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so carried.

4090

Circumvent

Cir′cum‐vent″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumvented; p. pr. & vb. n.Circumventing.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum + venire t...

4091

Circumvention

Cir′cum‐ven″tion (?), n. [L. circumventio.] The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.A school in which he learns sly ...

4092

Circumventive

Cir′cum‐vent″ive (?), a. Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding.

4093

Circumventor

Cir′cum‐vent″or (?), n. One who circumvents; one who gains his purpose by cunning.

4094

Circumvest

Cir′cum‐vest″ (?), v. t. [L. circumvestire; circum + vestire to clothe.] To cover round, as with a garment; to invest.Circumvested with much prejudice.Sir H. Wotton.

4095

Circumvolant

Cir‐cum″vo‐lant (?), a. [L. circumvolans, p. pr. See Circumvolation.] Flying around.The circumvolant troubles of humanity.G. Macdonald.

4096

Circumvolation

Cir′cum‐vo‐la″tion (?), n. [L. circumvolate. -volatum, to fly around; circum + volare to fly.] The act of flying round.

4097

Circumvolution

Cir′cum‐vo‐lu″tion (?), n. [See Circumvolve.]1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.2. A thing rolled round another. Arbuthnot.3. A roundabout procedure; a circu...

4098

Circumvolve

Cir′cum‐volve″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumvolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumvolving.] [L. circumvolvere, -volutum; circum + volvere to roll.] To roll round; to cause to revolv...

4099

Circumvolve (2)

Cir′cum‐volve″, v. i. To roll round; to revolve.

4100

Circus

Cir″cus (?), n.; pl.Circuses (#). [L. circus circle, ring, circus (in sense 1). See Circle, and cf. Cirque.]1. (Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by s...

4101

Cirl bunting

Cirl″ bun′ting (?). [Cf. It. cirlo.] (Zoöl.) A European bunting (Emberiza cirlus).

4102

Cirque

Cirque (?), n. [F., fr. L. circus.]1. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of objects.A dismal cirqueOf Druid stones upon a forlorn moor.Keats.2. A kind of cir...

4103

Cirrate

Cir″rate (?), a. [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus a curl.] (Zoöl.) Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.

4104

Cirrhiferous

Cir‐rhif″er‐ous (?), a. See Cirriferous.