Definisjon av circle

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Noun

circle - 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"
ellipse, oval a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
circle of curvature, osculating circle the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
circlet decorated metal band worn around the head
equator an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"
arc a continuous portion of a circle
circle - any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
round
rotating mechanism a mechanism that rotates
circle - 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"
dress circle
seating area, seating room, seats, seating the service of ushering people to their seats
circle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
shape, form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
circle - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
set, band, lot
social group people sharing some social relation
car pool a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
cohort a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
conspiracy, confederacy a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
four hundred the exclusive social set of a city
horsey set, horsy set a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
jet set a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
circle - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
lap, circuit
locomotion, travel self-propelled movement
pace lap the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start
circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
traffic circle, rotary, roundabout
junction an act of joining or adjoining things
circle - street names for flunitrazepan
R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug

Verb

circle - move in circles
circulate
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
orb, orbit, revolve move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
troll speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
loop fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
loop fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt"
circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
circumambulate, walk around walk around something
circumnavigate, compass travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
circle around, circle round, revolve around move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"
circle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
encircle
shape, form give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
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Substantiv

circle - A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from another point.
circle - A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance from another point.
circle - Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
circle - A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.
circle - Orbit.
circle - A specific group of persons.
circle - A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.
circle - A ritual circle that is casted three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other itmes used for worship.
circle - A traffic circle or roundabout.

Verb

circle - To travel around along a curved path.
circle - To surround.
circle - To place or mark a circle around.
circle - To travel in circles.

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  • A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane which are equidistant from a given point called the centre (or center; cf. American and British English spelling differences). The common distance of the points of a circle from its centre is called its radius.

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  • circle
    A two-dimensional, geometric shape that is made up of every point on a plane which is equidistant from the centre. May be drawn with a pair of compasses.
  • circle
    Group of persons who have common ideas, interests or occupations.
  • circle
    To move in circles.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) circle
  • Presens: circle / circles
  • Preteritum: circled
  • Perfektum: (have) circled

Substantiv

  • Entall: circle
  • Flertall: circles

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