ALL meanings of circulation
cir·cu·la·tion
C c - countable noun circulation The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced. 3
- uncountable noun circulation Your circulation is the movement of blood through your body. 3
- noun circulation the transport of oxygenated blood through the arteries to the capillaries, where it nourishes the tissues, and the return of oxygen-depleted blood through the veins to the heart, where the cycle is renewed 3
- noun circulation the flow of sap through a plant 3
- noun circulation any movement through a closed circuit 3
- noun circulation the spreading or transmission of something to a wider group of people or area 3
- noun circulation (of air and water) free movement within an area or volume 3
- noun circulation the distribution of newspapers, magazines, etc 3
- noun circulation the number of copies of an issue of such a publication that are distributed 3
- noun circulation a book loan, as from a library lending department 3
- noun circulation each loan transaction of a particular book 3
- noun circulation the total issue of library books over a specified period 3
- noun circulation free movement around from place to place, as of air in ventilating 3
- noun circulation the act of moving around in a complete circuit; specif., the movement of blood out of and back to the heart through the arteries and veins 3
- noun circulation the flow of sap in a plant 3
- noun circulation the passing of something, as money or news, from person to person or place to place; dissemination 3
- noun circulation the distribution of newspapers, magazines, etc. among readers 3
- noun circulation the extent to which something is circulated, as the average number of copies of a magazine sold in a given period 3
- noun circulation Movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system. 1
- noun circulation blood flow around body 1
- noun circulation distribution of a publication 1
- noun circulation number of copies bought 1
- noun circulation money, currency: use 1
- noun circulation an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 1
- noun circulation the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained chiefly by the action of the heart, and by which nutrients, oxygen, and internal secretions are carried to and wastes are carried from the body tissues. 1
- noun circulation any similar circuit, passage, or flow, as of the sap in plants or air currents in a room. 1
- noun circulation the transmission or passage of anything from place to place or person to person: the circulation of a rumor; the circulation of money. 1
- noun circulation the distribution of copies of a periodical among readers. 1
- noun circulation the number of copies of each issue of a newspaper, magazine, etc., distributed. 1
- noun circulation coins, notes, bills, etc., in use as money; currency. 1
- noun circulation Library Science. the lending of library books and other materials. the number of books and materials that a library has lent. the processes connected with providing for the use of library materials, including reserve operations, recall, and record-keeping. 1
- noun circulation Hydraulics. a quantity analogous to work and equal to the line integral of the component of fluid velocity about a closed contour. 1
- idioms circulation in circulation, participating actively in social or business life: After a month in the hospital, he's back in circulation. 1
- noun circulation The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began. 0
- noun circulation The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission. 0
- noun circulation Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin. 0
- noun circulation The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper. 0
- noun circulation The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants. 0