CIRCINATE Cir"ci*nate, a. Etym: [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; — a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
CIRCINATE
Cir"ci*nate, v. t.
Defn: To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey.
CIRCINATION
Cir`ci*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. circinatio circle.]
1. An orbicular motion. [Obs.] bailey.
2. A circle; a concentric layer. [Obs.] "The circinations and spherical rounds of onions." Sir T. Browne.
CIRCLE Cir"cle, n. Etym: [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. Circus, Circum- .]
1. 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.
2. The line that bounds sush a figure; a circumference; a ring.