Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circle

/ˈsɜɹkəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cle
IPA
/ˈsɜɹkəl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

noun

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

Colloquial

noun

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

noun

A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

noun

A state of moving as to follow a circle; a route that forms a circle.

noun

Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.

noun

Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.

noun

Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Old French cerclebor. Middle English circle English circle From Middle English circle, cercle, from Old French cercle and Latin circulus, diminutive of Latin circus (“circle, circus”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”), related to Old English hring (“ring”). Compare also Old English ċircul (“circle, zodiac”), which came from the same Latin source. By surface analysis, Latin circ(us) + -(u)le.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɜɹkəl/
  • British English: /ˈsɜːkəl/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

circles (plural) circles (present, singular) circling (participle, present) circled (participle, past) circled (past)

Derived Forms

circlejerk circlelike circleness circler Circleville circlewise circley circline circlip circlish circloid circulene

Phrases

Antarctic Circle Apollonian circle arctic circle azimuth circle babysitting circle Bevan circle blood circle blue circle rate

Frequently Paired Words

circular circulate circus oval triangle square rectangle ball

Synonyms

disc disk round coil ring loop line 30 yard circle cricket circle field circle fielding circle rotary

Homonyms

cercal (except Scotland) cercal

Rhymes With

merkel encircle burchell merkle birchall terkel burkle zirkle turkel pirkle heterocercal pirkl

Questions

How do you pronounce circle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɜɹkəl/.
What does circle mean?
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
Where does circle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce circle

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