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circinations

circinations is the plural of circination.

Meaning of circination

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

Questions about circinations

What is circinations the plural of?
Circinations is the plural of circination.

Words near circinations in the dictionary

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

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