Webster's Dictionary 1913

4024

Circumflex (3)

Cir″cum‐flex, a. [Cf. L. circumflexus, p. p.]1. Moving or turning round; circuitous. Swift.2. (Anat.) Curved circularly; — applied to several arteries of the hip and thigh, to a...

4025

Circumflexion

Cir′cum‐flex″ion (?), n. 1. The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.2. A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.

4026

Circumfluence

Cir‐cum″flu‐ence (?), n. A flowing round on all sides; an inclosing with a fluid.

4027

Circumfluent

{ Cir‐cum″flu‐ent (?), Cir‐cum″flu‐ous (?), } a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.] Flowing round; surrounding in the manne...

4028

Circumforanean

{ Cir′cum‐fo‐ra″ne‐an (?), Cir′cum‐fo‐ra″ne‐ous (?), } a. [L. circumforaneus found in markets; circum + forum a market place.] Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from h...

4029

Circumfulgent

Cir′cum‐ful″gent (?), a. [Pref. circum- + fulgent.] Shining around or about.

4030

Circumfuse

Cir′cum‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [L. circumfusus, p. p. of circumfundere to pour around; circum + fundere to pour.] To pour round; to spread round.His army circumfused on either wing.Mi...

4031

Circumfusile

Cir′cum‐fu″sile (?), a. [Pref. circum- + L. fusilis fusil, a.] Capable of being poured or spread round. “Circumfusile gold.” Pope.

4032

Circumfusion

Cir′cum‐fu″sion (?), n. [L. circumfusio.] The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being spread round. Swift.

4033

Circumgestation

Cir′cum‐ges‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. circumgestare to carry around; circum + gestare to carry.] The act or process of carrying about.Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored.Jer...

4034

Circumgyrate

Cir′cum‐gy″rate (?), v. t. & i. [Pref. circum- + gyrate.] To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray.

4035

Circumgyration

Cir′cum‐gy‐ra″tion (?), n. The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round.A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration.Holland.

4036

Circumgyratory

Cir′cum‐gy″ra‐to‐ry (?), a. Moving in a circle; turning round. Hawthorne.

4037

Circumgyre

Cir′cum‐gyre″ (?), v. i. To circumgyrate.

4038

Circumincession

Cir′cum‐in‐ces″sion (?), n. [Pref. circum- + L. incedere, incessum, to walk.] (Theol.) The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons of the Trinity.

4039

Circumjacence

Cir′cum‐ja″cence (?), n. Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every side.

4040

Circumjacent

Cir′cum‐ja″cent (?), a. [L. circumjacens, p. pr. of circumjacere; circum + jacēre to lie.] Lying round; bordering on every side. T. Fuller.

4041

Circumjovial

Cir′cum‐jo″vi‐al (?), n. [Pref. circum- + L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, Jove.] One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter. Derham.

4042

Circumlittoral

Cir′cum‐lit″to‐ral (?), a. [Pref. circum- + L. littus, littoris, shore; preferable form, litus, litoris.] Adjointing the shore.

4043

Circumlocution

Cir′cum‐lo‐cu″tion (?), n. [L. circumlocutio, fr. circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] The use of many words to expres...

4044

Circumlocutional

Cir′cum‐lo‐cu″tion‐al (?), a. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.

4045

Circumlocutory

Cir′cum‐loc″u‐to‐ry (?), a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone.The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order.Chambers's Journal.

4046

Circummeridian

Cir′cum‐me‐rid″i‐an (?), a. [Pref. circum- + meridian.] About, or near, the meridian.

4047

Circummure

Cir′cum‐mure″ (?), v. t. [Pref. circum- + mure, v. t.] To encompass with a wall. Shak.

4048

Circumnavigable

Cir′cum‐nav″i‐ga‐ble (?), a. Capable of being sailed round. Ray.

4049

Circumnavigate

Cir′cum‐nav″i‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumnavigated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumnavigating (?).] [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + naviga...

4050

Circumnavigation

Cir′cum‐nav′i‐ga″tion (?), n. The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. Arbuthnot.