circulation C1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #10076 Meanings 1 noun The movement of blood around the body Regular exercise improves your blood circulation. 2 noun The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold The magazine has a circulation of over a million readers. 3 noun The passing of something, such as money or information, from one person or place to another The old banknotes will soon be taken out of circulation. Thesaurus Word family Forms circulationscirculatory Derived forms cerebrocirculationcirculationalcirculationarycirculationismcirculationistcocirculationmacrocirculationmalcirculationmicrocirculationmiscirculationnoncirculationovercirculation Related forms circlecyclecyclus Appears in Phrases (1) See all blood circulation the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion. circulacioun Middle English circulatio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # circulation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 10076 ## Meanings 1. The movement of blood around the body 2. The number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold 3. The passing of something, such as money or information, from one person or place to another ## Examples - Regular exercise improves your blood circulation. - The magazine has a circulation of over a million readers. - The old banknotes will soon be taken out of circulation. ## Derived Forms - cerebrocirculation - circulational - circulationary - circulationism - circulationist - cocirculation - macrocirculation - malcirculation - microcirculation - miscirculation - noncirculation - overcirculation ## Related Forms - circle - cycle - cyclus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: circulacioun - Root: circulatio ## Etymology From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion. ## AI Etymology Circulation is from Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion. In present-day use, it can mean the movement of blood around the body, or the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold. Derived formations include cerebrocirculation, circulational, circulationary, circulationism, and circulationist. ## Topics - The Human Body - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown