Defn: In a circular manner.
CIRCULARY
Cir"cu*la*ry, a.
Defn: Circular; illogical. [Obs. & .] "Cross and circulary speeches."
Hooker.
CIRCULATE
Cir"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ciorculated; P. pr. & vb. n.
Circulating.] Etym: [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, v. t., to
surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See
Circle.]
1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. Boyle.
2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.
Circulating decimal. See Decimal.
— Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the
public, usually at certain fixed rates.
— Circulating medium. See Medium.
CIRCULATE
Cir"cu*late, v. t.
Defn: To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit. Circulating pump. See under Pump.
Syn.
— To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.