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circulation
/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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What does circulation mean?
noun
- The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
More meanings (3)
noun
- The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion, especially the number of copies sold of a publication.
- The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
- The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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“Yes, the ocean has indeed circulation, and to promote it, the Creator has caused things to multiply in it—caloric, salt, and animalculae.”
Corporation laws, however, give less obstruction to the free circulation of stock from one place to another, than to that of labour.
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It will stimulate the circulation in the deeper tissues, and set the various fluids of the body moving in a beneficial manner.
Full breathing not only promotes the change of air in the lungs, but also quickens the functions of the circulation and digestion.