Webster's Dictionary 1913

4051

Circumnavigator

Cir′cum‐nav″iga′tor (?), n. One who sails round. W. Guthrie.

4052

Circumnutate

Cir′cum‐nu″tate (?), v. i. [Pref. circum- + nutate.] To pass through the stages of circumnutation.

4053

Circumnutation

Cir′cum‐nu‐ta″tion (?), n.(Bot.) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.

4054

Circumpolar

Cir′cum‐po″lar (?), a. [Pref. circum- + polar.] About the pole; — applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

4055

Circumposition

Cir′cum‐po‐si″tion (?), n. [L. circumpositio, fr. circumponere, - positium, to place around.] The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed. Ev...

4056

Circumrotary

{ Cir′cum‐ro″tary (?), Cir′cum‐ro″ta‐to‐ry (?), } a. [Pref. circum- + rotary, rotatory.] turning, rolling, or whirling round.

4057

Circumrotate

Cir′cum‐ro″tate (?), v. t. & i. [L. circumrotare; circum + rotare to turn round.] To rotate about.

4058

Circumrotation

Cir′cum‐ro‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round. J. Gregory.

4059

Circumscissile

Cir′cum‐scis″sile (?), a. [Pref. circum- + scissle.] (Bot.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

4060

Circumscribable

Cir′cum‐scrib″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being circumscribed.

4061

Circumscribe

Cir′cum‐scribe″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Circumscribed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Circumscribing.] [L. circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw. See Soribe.]1. to wri...

4062

Circumscriber

Cir′cum‐scrib″er (?), n. One who, or that which, circumscribes.

4063

Circumscriptible

Cir′cum‐scrip″ti‐ble (?), a. Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.

4064

Circumscription

Cir′cum‐scrip″tion (?), n. [L. circumscriptio. See Circumscribe.] 1. An inscription written around anything. Ashmole.2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude ...

4065

Circumscriptive

Cir′cum‐scrip″tive (?), a. Circumscribing or tending to circumscribe; marcing the limits or form of.

4066

Circumscriptively

Cir′cum‐scrip″tive‐ly, adv. In a limited manner.

4067

Circumscriptly

Cir″cum‐script′ly (?), adv. In a literal, limited, or narrow manner. Milton.

4068

Circumspect

Cir″cum‐spect (?), a. [L. circumspectus, p. p. of circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy.] Attentive to all the circumst...

4069

Circumspection

Cir′cum‐spec″tion (?), n. [L. circumspectio.] Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.With silent circumspection, unespied.Milton.Syn. — Ca...

4070

Circumspective

Cir′cum‐spec″tive (sẽr′kŭm‐spĕk″tĭv), a. Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. “Circumspective eyes.” Pope.

4071

Circumspectively

Cir′cum‐spec″tive‐ly, adv. Circumspectly.

4072

Circumspectly

Cir″cum‐spect′ly (–spĕkt′ly̆), adv. In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.

4073

Circumspectness

Cir″cum‐spect″ness, n. Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter; caution.forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at home are nursed in security.Sir H. Wotton.

4074

Circumstance

Cir″cum‐stance (sẽr″kŭm‐stăns), n. [L. circumstantia, fr. circumstans, -antis, p. pr. of circumstare to stand around; circum + stare to stand. See Stand.] 1. That which attends,...

4075

Circumstance (2)

Cir″cum‐stance, v. t. To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to him and circumstanced them, after h...

4076

Circumstanced

Cir″cum‐stanced (–stănst), p. a. 1. Placed in a particular position or condition; situated.The proposition is, that two bodies so circumstanced will balance each other.Whewell.2...

4077

Circumstant

Cir″cum‐stant (–stănt), a. [L. circumstans. See Circumstance.] Standing or placed around; surrounding. “Circumstant bodies.” Sir K. Digby.