circulation
C1Meanings
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noun
free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
ocean circulation is an important part of global climate
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noun
number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising
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noun
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.
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noun
Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.
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The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
June 1 2016, Karen Roberts in the Evening Express, Aberdeen Journals - The Broad Street Years The reputation and circulation of the paper continued to grow, and the board decided a new custom-built base was required for both the Press and Journal and Evening Express to replace the crumbling, but much loved, Broad Street offices.
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noun
The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]
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noun
the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
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the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
Etymology
From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.
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