Circumambiency
Cir′cum‐am″bi‐en‐cy (?), n. The act of surrounding or encompassing. Sir T. Browne.
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Circumambient
Cir′cum‐am″bi‐ent (?), a. [Pref. circum- + ambient.] Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing. “The circumambient heaven.” J. Armstrong.
Circumambulate
Cir′cum‐am″bu‐late (?), v. t. [L. circumambulatus, p. p. of circumambulare to walk around; circum + ambulare. See Ambulate.] To walk round about. — Cir′cum‐am′bu‐la″tion (#), n.
Circumbendibus
Cir′cum‐bend″i‐bus (?), n. A roundabout or indirect way. Goldsmith.
Circumcenter
Cir′cum‐cen″ter (?), n.(Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
Circumcise
Cir″cum‐cise (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumcised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumcising.] [L. circumcisus, p. p. of circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere to cut;...
Circumciser
Cir″cum‐ci′ser (?), n. One who performs circumcision. Milton.
Circumcision
Cir′cum‐cision (?), n. [L. circumcisio.] 1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males, or the internal labia of females.☞ The circumcision of males is practiced as...
Circumclusion
Cir′cum‐clu″sion (?), n. [L. circumcludere, -clusum, to inclose.] Act of inclosing on all sides.
Circumcursation
Cir′cum‐cur‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. circumcursare, -satum, to run round about.] The act of running about; also, rambling language. Barrow.
Circumdenudation
Cir′cum‐den′u‐da″tion (?), n. [Pref. circum- + denudation.] (Geol.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object.Hills of circumdenudation, hills which have been produc...
Circumduce
Cir′cum‐duce″ (?), v. t. [See Circumduct.] (Scots Law) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. Sir W. Scott.
Circumduct
Cir′cum‐duct″ (?), v. t. [L. circumductus, p. p. of circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead.] 1. To lead about; to lead astray.2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; a...
Circumduction
Cir′cum‐duc″tion (?), n. [L. circumductio.] 1. A leading about; circumlocution. Hooker.2. An annulling; cancellation. Ayliffe.3. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imagi...
Circumesophagal
Cir′cum‐e‐soph″a‐gal (?), a. [Pref. circum- + esophagal.] (Anat.) Surrounding the esophagus; — in Zoöl. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
Circumesophageal
Cir′cum‐e′so‐phag″e‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Circumesophagal.
Circumfer
Cir″cum‐fer (?), v. t. [L. circumferre; circum- + ferre to bear. See 1st Bear.] To bear or carry round. Bacon.
Circumference
Cir‐cum″fer‐ence (?), n. [L. circumferentia.]1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. Millon.2. A circle; anything circular.His ponderous shiel...
Circumference (2)
Cir‐cum″fer‐ence, v. t. To include in a circular space; to bound. Sir T. Browne.
Circumferential
Cir‐cum′fer‐en″tial (?), a. [LL. circumferentialis.] Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. Parkhurst.
Circumferentially
Cir‐cum′fer‐en″tial‐ly (?), adv. So as to surround or encircle.
Circumferentor
Cir‐cum′fer‐en″tor (?), n. [See Circumfer.]1. A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle play...
Circumflant
Cir″cum‐flant (?), a. [L. circumflans, p. pr. of circumflare.] Blowing around. Evelyn.
Circumflect
Cir″cum‐flect (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumflected; p. pr. & vb. n.Circumflecting.] [L. circumflectere. See Circumflex.] 1. To bend around.2. To mark with the circumflex accent...
Circumflection
Cir′cum‐flec″tion (?), n. See Circumflexion.
Circumflex
Cir″cum‐flex (?), n. [L. circumflexus a bending round, fr. circumflectere, circumflexum, to bend or turn about; circum + flectere to bend. See Flexible.]1. A wave of the voice e...
Circumflex (2)
Cir″cum‐flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumflexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumflexing (?).] To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. Walker.