- cir|cum|am|bu|la|tion
- cir|cum|am|bu|la|tion «SUR kuhm AM byuh LAY shuhn», noun.1. a walking around or about.2. Figurative. an indirect process; a beating about the bush.
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cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tion — cir|cum|nav|i|gate «SUR kuhm NAV uh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to sail around: »Magellan s ship circumnavigated the earth. ╂[< Latin circumnāvigāre (with English ate1) < circum around + nāvigāre sail, navigate] … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|stan´ti|a´tion — cir|cum|stan|ti|ate «SUR kuhm STAN shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to give the circumstances of; set forth, narrate, support, or prove with details or particulars: »Defoe…has so plausibly circumstantiated his false historical records… … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tor — cir|cum|nav|i|gate «SUR kuhm NAV uh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to sail around: »Magellan s ship circumnavigated the earth. ╂[< Latin circumnāvigāre (with English ate1) < circum around + nāvigāre sail, navigate] … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|nav|i|gate — «SUR kuhm NAV uh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to sail around: »Magellan s ship circumnavigated the earth. ╂[< Latin circumnāvigāre (with English ate1) < circum around + nāvigāre sail, navigate] … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|stan|ti|ate — «SUR kuhm STAN shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to give the circumstances of; set forth, narrate, support, or prove with details or particulars: »Defoe…has so plausibly circumstantiated his false historical records as to make them pass… … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|gy|ra´|tion — cir|cum|gy|rate «SUR kuhm JY rayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to turn, wheel, or go around. ╂[< Late Latin circumg āre (with English ate1) < Latin circum around + g āre t … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|nu|ta´tion — cir|cum|nu|tate «SUR kuhm NOO tayt, NYOO », intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. (of the growing parts of plants) to bend or move about in a more or less spiral, circular path. –cir´cum|nu|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion — cir|cum|po|lar|ize «SUR kuhm POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Optics. to rotate the plane of polarization of (light). –cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|ro|ta´tion — cir|cum|ro|tate «SUR kuhm ROH tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to rotate like a wheel; make a complete rotation. ╂[< Latin circumrotāre (with English ate1) < circumaround + rotārerotate] –cir´cum|ro|ta´tion … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|val|la´tion — cir|cum|val|late «SUR kuhm VAL ayt», adjective, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –adj. 1. encircled with, or as if with, a rampart, wall, trench, or other defense. 2. Anatomy. surrounded by a wall or structure resembling a rampart. –v.t. to encircle with a … Useful english dictionary
