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circumpassing

circumpassing is the present participle and gerund of circumpass.

Meaning of circumpass

Verb

circumpass (third-person singular simple present circumpasses, present participle circumpassing, simple past and past participle circumpassed)

  1. To go around; to span.
    • Pythagoras hath made God, a spirit dispersed through the Nature of all things, whence our soules are derived. Parmenides, a Circle circumpassing [translating entournant] the heavens, and by the heat of light maintaining the world., II.12

Questions about circumpassing

What is circumpassing the present participle and gerund of?
Circumpassing is the present participle and gerund of circumpass.

Words near circumpassing in the dictionary

  1. circumpapillary
  2. circumparasitic
  3. circumpass
  4. circumpassed
  5. circumpasses
  6. circumpassing
  7. circumpeduncular
  8. circumpeninsular
  9. circumpharyngeal
  10. circumplanetary
  11. circumplanetary disk

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