circulation
/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.96 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive."
- "The new bills will come into circulation next Friday."
- "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."
- "Print circulation across the top 50 US magazines fell 5% year-on-year."
- "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; […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/