circulation
part of speech
noun (circulation, uncountable; a circulation of a newspaper)
meaning for a pupil
1) Circulation is the movement of blood around your body, pumped by the heart. tree →
2) Circulation is movement of air or water around a place: «good air circulation». tree →
3) Circulation is the passing of something from person to person: «coins in circulation». tree →
4) The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is how many copies are sold. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons on the human body pupils learn about the heart, blood vessels and the circulatory system; exercise is good for circulation. In everyday life cold fingers can mean poor circulation. In money and news, «in circulation» means being used or passed around. Phrases: in circulation, out of circulation, blood circulation.
examples
- Exercise is good for your circulation. tree →
- The heart pumps blood for circulation around the body. tree →
- Open the window for better air circulation. tree →
- These old coins are no longer in circulation. tree →
- The newspaper has a circulation of fifty thousand. tree →
- My toes went numb because of poor circulation. tree →
- Nevertheless, it is told upon the plantations with great gusto, and there are several versions in circulation. tree →
note
Adjective «circulatory» (the circulatory system). Verb «circulate». In maths and news, «circulation» is a number of copies, not a circle.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «circulation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.