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circination

/sɜːsɪˈneɪʃən/

circination noun: a circling motion; a rotation.

Noun

circination (plural circinations)

  1. (obsolete) A circling motion; a rotation.
  2. A circular growth or foliation.
    • The same is also observable underground in the circinations and sphærical rounds of Onyons, wherein the circles of the Orbes are ofttimes larger, and the meridionall lines stand wider upon one side than the other.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 200

Forms of circination

pluralcircinations

Origin of circination

From Latin circinationem, from circinare, from circinus.

Questions about circination

What does circination mean?
Circination means a circling motion; a rotation.
What part of speech is circination?
Circination is a noun.
How do you pronounce circination?
Circination is pronounced /sɜːsɪˈneɪʃən/.
What is the plural of circination?
The plural of circination is circinations.

Words near circination in the dictionary

  1. circi
  2. circinal
  3. circinate
  4. circinated
  5. circinately
  6. circination
  7. circinations
  8. circing
  9. circingle
  10. circingles
  11. circinnate

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