Circle
(n.) A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center. |
Circle
(n.) The line that bounds such a figure |
Circle
(n.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle. |
Circle
(n.) A round body |
Circle
(n.) Compass |
Circle
(n.) A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie |
Circle
(n.) A circular group of persons |
Circle
(n.) A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. |
Circle
(n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other |
Circle
(n.) Indirect form of words |
Circle
(n.) A territorial division or district. |
Circle
(n.) To move around |
Circle
(n.) To encompass, as by a circle |
Circle
(v. i.) To move circularly |
Latitude
(n.) Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line |
Latitude
(n.) Room |
Latitude
(n.) Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc. |
Latitude
(n.) Extent |
Latitude
(n.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. |
Latitude
(n.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic. |
Parallel
(a.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant |
Parallel
(a.) Having the same direction or tendency |
Parallel
(a.) Continuing a resemblance through many particulars |
Parallel
(n.) A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line |
Parallel
(n.) Direction conformable to that of another line, |
Parallel
(n.) Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points |
Parallel
(n.) A comparison made |
Parallel
(n.) Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars |
Parallel
(n.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude |
Parallel
(n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress. |
Parallel
(n.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. |
Parallel
(v. t.) To place or set so as to be parallel |
Parallel
(v. t.) Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like. |
Parallel
(v. t.) To equal |
Parallel
(v. t.) To produce or adduce as a parallel. |
Parallel
(v. i.) To be parallel |
Plane-parallel
(a.) Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a piece of glass. |
lap circle
circuit | movement once around a course, he drove an extra lap just for insurance |
| back circle | a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head |
| double leg circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels |
| grand circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended |
circle
round | any circular or rotating mechanism, the machine punched out metal circles |
| circle dress circle | a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house, usually the first tier above the orchestra, they had excellent seats in the dress circle |
inclinometer
dip circle | a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) |
parallel bars
bars | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights |
parallel circuit
shunt circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit |
parallel interface
parallel port | an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously |
parquet circle
parterre | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) |
R-
Mexican valium
rophy
rope roofy
roach forget me drug
circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
second balcony
family circle
upper balcony
peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
traffic circle
circle rotary
roundabout | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island, the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary |
uneven parallel bars
uneven bars | a pair of parallel bars set at different heights, used in women's gymnastics |
analogue
analog
parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
circle of curvature
osculating circle | the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature |
| latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought, freedom from restriction |
| circle of Willis | a ring of arteries at the base of the brain |
Euclid's fifth axiom
parallel axiom | only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line |
| Parallel Lives | a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch, used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays |
| vicious circle | an argument that assumes that which is to be proved |
color circle
color wheel | a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle |
set circle
band lot | an unofficial association of people or groups, the smart set goes there, they were an angry lot |
clique
coterie
ingroup
inner circle
pack camp | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| Antarctic Circle | a line of latitude north of the south pole |
| polar circle | a line of latitude at the north or south poles |
| Arctic Circle | a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole, it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice |
celestial equator
equinoctial circle
equinoctial line
equinoctial | the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles |
| great circle | a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center |
| horse latitude | either of two belts or regions neardegrees north ordegrees south, characterized by calms and light-baffling winds |
| hour circle | a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles |
| latitude | the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself |
latitude line of latitude
parallel of latitude
parallel | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator |
| lunar latitude | an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator |
declination celestial latitude
dec | (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator, expressed in degrees, used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere |
| vertical circle | a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon |
| winner's circle | a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses |
solar halo
parhelic circle
parhelic ring | a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun, caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere |
fairy ring
fairy circle | a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium |
| parallel-veined leaf | a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem |
multiprocessing
parallel processing | simultaneous processing by two or more processing units |
parallel operation
simultaneous operation | the simultaneous execution of two or more operations |
vicious circle
vicious cycle | one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first |
| circle a | ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length, a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point, he calculated the circumference of the circle |
| circle | something approximating the shape of a circle, the chairs were arranged in a circle |
| parallel | (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes), parallels never meet |
| latitude | freedom from normal restraints in conduct, the new freedom in movies and novels, allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money |
parallel
collimate | make or place parallel to something, They paralleled the ditch to the highway |
| encircle circle c | form a circle around, encircle the errors |