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[ English

A circle.

[ Etymology

Latin circulus

[ Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kəl

[ Noun

Singular
circle

Plural
circles

circle (plural circles)

(geometry): 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.

The set of all points (x, y) such that $(x - 1) 2 + y 2 = r 2$ is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0).
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.
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

Put on your dunce-cap and sit down on that circle.
A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.

move in a circle
Orbit.
A specific group of persons.

inner circle

circle of friends
(cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yds radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.

[ Synonyms

(two-dimensional outline geometric figure): coil (not in mathematical use), ring (not in mathematical use), loop (not in mathematical use)
(two-dimensional solid geometric figure): disc/disk (in mathematical and general use), round (not in mathematical use; UK & Commonwealth only)
(curve): arc, curve
(orbit): orbit

[ Translations

two-dimensional outline geometric figure

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: دائرة (dā’ira) f.
Armenian: շրջան (šrǰan)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Breton: kelc'h m., kelc'hioù pl.
Bulgarian: кръг (krâg) m., окръжност (okrâžnost) f.
Catalan: cercle m.
Chinese: 圓形, 圆形 (yuán xíng)
Croatian: kružnica f.
Czech: kružnice f.
Danish: cirkel c.
Dutch: cirkel m.
Esperanto: cirklo
Estonian: ring
Finnish: ympyrä
French: cercle m.
Georgian: წრე (ts‘re)
German: Kreis m.
Greek: κύκλος (kíklos) m.
Hebrew: מעגל (ma'agál) m.
Hindi: चक्र (chakar)
Hungarian: kör
Icelandic: hringur
Indonesian: lingkaran
Italian: cerchio m.
Japanese: 円 (えん, en), 丸 (まる, maru)
Korean: 원 (wōn)

Kurdish: خڕ
Latin: circulus m.
Latvian: aplis
Lithuanian: apskritimas
Malayalam: വട്ടം (vattam), വൃത്തം (vrutham)
Maltese: ċirku
Maori: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian: дугуй (duguy)
Norwegian: sirkel
Persian: دايره
Portuguese: círculo m.
Quechua: diyosuun
Romanian: cerc
Russian: окружность (okrúžnost’) f., круг (krug) m. (окружность preferred)
Sanskrit: चक्र sa(sa) (cakrá) n., वर्तुल sa(sa) (vartula) n., मण्डल sa(sa) (máṇḍala) n.
Scottish Gaelic: cruinne m. and f., cuairt f., buail f., ràth m.
Slovak: kružnica f.
Slovene: krožnica f.
Spanish: círculo m.
Swedish: cirkel c.
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Telugu: వృత్తము
Thai: แหวน (wăen)
Turkish: daire
Urdu: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: cylch m.

disc, two-dimensional solid geometric figure

Arabic: دائرة (dā’ira) f.
Bulgarian: кръг (krâg) m., окръжност (okrâžnost) f.
Catalan: disc
Chinese: 圓, 圆 (yuán)
Czech: kruh m.
Danish: cirkel c.
Dutch: cirkel m.
French: disque m.
Georgian: წრე (ts‘re)
Greek: κύκλος (kíklos) m.
Hebrew: מעגל (ma'agál) m.
Hungarian: körlap

Italian: disco m.
Japanese: 円形のもの (えんけいのもの,enkei no mono)
Latin: circulus m.
Portuguese: círculo m.
Russian: круг (krug) m., окружность (okrúžnost’) f. (круг preferred)
Scottish Gaelic: cruinne m. and f., cuairt f., buail f., ràth m.
Slovak: kruh m.
Slovene: krog m.
Spanish: círculo m.
Swedish: cirkel c., cirkelskiva c.
Thai: ดวง (duang)

three-dimensional geometric figure

Chinese: 球, 球 (qiú)
Georgian: წრე (ts‘re)
Hebrew: כדור (kadúr) m.
Hungarian: gömb
Italian: sfera f.
Latin: orbis m.

Portuguese: disco m., círculo m.
Russian: диск (disk) m., круг (krug) m.
Spanish: esfera f.
Swedish: cirkel c., ring c.
Thai: วงกลม (wong-glom)

curve

Chinese: 弧, 弧 (hú)
Danish: cirkel c.
Dutch: kring
Finnish: kaari
Georgian: მრუდე ხაზი (mrude xazi)
German: Kreis m.
Hebrew: סיבוב (sivuv) m.

Italian: curva f.
Portuguese: círculo m.
Russian: круг (krug) m.
Scottish Gaelic: cuarsgag f.
Spanish: curva f.
Swedish: cirkel c.
Thai: ทางโค้ง (taang kóhng)

orbit

Breton: kelc'h m., kelc'hioù pl.
Bulgarian: орбита (orbita) f.
Catalan: òrbita f.
Chinese: 軌道, 轨道 (guǐ dào)
Danish: kredsløb n.
Dutch: baan
Finnish: rata (2)
Georgian: ორბიტი (orbiti)
Hebrew: מסלול (maslul) m.

Italian: orbita f.
Latin: orbis m.
Malayalam: ഭ്രമണ പഥം (bhramaNa patham)
Portuguese: círculo m.
Russian: орбита (orbíta) f.
Slovene: krožnica f.
Spanish: órbita f.
Telugu: కక్ష్య

group of persons

Arabic: حلقة (ħálqa) f.
Chinese: 圈子, 圈子 (quān zi)
Czech: kruh m.
Danish: kreds c.
Dutch: kring, groep
Esperanto: rondo
Finnish: piiri
Georgian: წრე (ts‘re)
German: Zirkel m.
Greek: κύκλος (kíklos) m.
Hebrew: חוג (khug) m.

Italian: circolo m., gruppo m.
Japanese: サークル (sākuru)
Latin: corona f.
Malayalam: വൃത്തം (vrutham)
Portuguese: círculo m.
Russian: круг (krug) m.
Scottish Gaelic: còmhlan m.
Slovene: krog m.
Spanish: círculo m., grupo m.
Swedish: krets c.

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Translations to be checked

Indonesian: lingkaran, bundaran
Interlingua: circulo

Latin: circulus m., circulum n., orbis m.
Polish: okrąg m., krąg m.
Romanian: cerc n.

[ Verb

Infinitive
to circle

Third person singular
circles

Simple past
circled

Past participle
circled

Present participle
circling

to circle (third-person singular simple present circles, present participle circling, simple past and past participle circled)

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.
(transitive) To surround.
(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.

Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
(intransitive) To travel in circles.

Vultures circled overhead.