circular

«circular» in Mova's school dictionary: shaped like a circle, round: "a circular table" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (circular); noun (a circular, circulars)

meaning for a pupil

1) Circular means shaped like a circle, round: "a circular table". tree →

2) A circular route or walk goes round and ends where it started. tree →

3) A circular argument goes round in a loop: it uses what it is trying to prove as its reason. tree →

4) (noun) A circular is a letter or advert sent to many people at once. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, circular shapes have a centre, radius and diameter, and their distance around is the circumference; circular faces are on cylinders and cones. In geography and PE a circular walk or track returns to the start, so the distance is one lap. Phrases: circular motion, circular walk, circular saw, circular argument.

examples

• We sat at a circular table. tree →
• A coin is circular. tree →
• The circular track is 400 metres round, so 3 laps are 1,200 metres. tree →
• We went on a circular walk around the lake. tree →
• A cylinder has two circular faces. tree →
• The school sent a circular to all parents. tree →
• Saying "it's true because it's true" is a circular argument. tree →
• “Ho! who is there?” called out a curious old duck, still bobbing up and down in the circular dance. tree →

note

Circular is the adjective of circle. In maths, a circular face is flat and round; a sphere is round in every direction, not just circular. "A circular" (noun) is a letter for many people, now often an email.

In the corpora

• The didgeridoo comes from Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia, traditionally made from a branch hollowed by termites; skilled players use circular breathing.
• Circular breathing means breathing in through the nose while pushing out air stored in the cheeks, so the sound never stops.
• In the UK, circular road signs give orders, triangular signs warn and rectangular signs give information.
• Repeating your conclusion in other words as the reason is circular reasoning, or going in circles.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «circular» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.