Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cir|ci|nate — «SUR suh nayt», adjective. 1. rolled up into a coil; rounded; made circular. 2. Botany. coiled from the apex toward the base. The unopened fronds of ferns are circinate. ╂[< Latin circinātus made round, past participle of circināre <… … Useful english dictionary
cir — cir; cir·caea; cir·ce·an; cir·cen·sian; cir·ci·nate; cir·ci·ter; cir·clet; cir·cuit·al; cir·cui·teer; cir·cuit·er; cir·cu·i·tion; cir·cuit·or; cir·cu·i·tous; cir·cu·i·ty; cir·cu·lant; cir·cu·lar·i·ty; cir·cu·lar·i·za·tion; cir·cu·lar·ize;… … English syllables
nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… … English syllables
circinate — cir·ci·nate … English syllables
circinately — cir·ci·nate·ly … English syllables
circinate — cir•ci•nate [[t]ˈsɜr səˌneɪt[/t]] adj. 1) made round; ring shaped 2) bio/teo rolled up at the top of the axis, as the frond of a young fern • Etymology: 1820–30; < L circinātus, ptp. of circināre to make round, der. of circinus pair of… … From formal English to slang
ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… … English syllables
circinate — Circular; ring shaped. [L. circinatus, made round, pp. of circino, to make round, fr. circinus, a pair of compasses] * * * cir·ci·nate sər sən .āt adj of lesions having a sharply circumscribed and somewhat circular margin <scaly circinate… … Medical dictionary
Circinate — Cir ci*nate, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. ? a circle.] (Bot.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circinate — Cir ci*nate, v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
