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Definition of 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"
an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" street names for flunitrazepan 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" any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" travel around something; "circle the globe" move in circles form a circle around; "encircle the errors" |