Defn: Capable of being sailed round. Ray.
CIRCUMNAVIGATE Cir`cum*nav"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumnavigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumnavigating.] Etym: [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.]
Defn: To sail completely round.
Having circumnavigated the whole earth. T. Fuller.
CIRCUMNAVIGATION
Cir`cum*nav`i*ga"tion, n.
Defn: The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. Arbuthnot.
CIRCUMNAVIGATOR
Cir`cum*nav"iga`tor, n.
Defn: One who sails round. W. Guthrie.
CIRCUMNUTATE
Cir`cum*nu"tate, v. i. Etym: [Pref. circum- + nutate.]
Defn: To pass through the stages of circumnutation.
CIRCUMNUTATION
Cir`cum*nu*ta"tion, n. (Bot.)