Defn: Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. Parkhurst.
CIRCUMFERENTIALLY
Cir*cum`fer*en"tial*ly, adv.
Defn: So as to surround or encircle.
CIRCUMFERENTOR
Cir*cum`fer*en"tor, n. Etym: [See Circumfer.]
1. A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360º, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint.
2. A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.
CIRCUMFLANT
Cir"cum*flant, a. Etym: [L. circumflans, p. pr. of circumflare.]
Defn: Blowing around. [Obs.] Evelyn.
CIRCUMFLECT
Cir"cum*flect, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumflected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Circumflecting.] Etym: [L. circumflectere. See Circumflex.]
1. To bend around.