circulating

Definition of circulating in English English dictionary: An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership
A circulating library.; Present participle of circulate; Moving about freely
He glanced at the slowly circulating guests.; {a} moving round, returning back; An attribute which applies to resources If a resource is circulating, it can be scheduled, that is, checked out or reserved Non-circulating resources are often used to indicate resource which are in inventory but not normally available to patrons See Also: Resource; passing from one to another; "circulating bills and coins"; {s} passing from one to another; moving in a circuit and returning to the same point; Material that can be checked out of the library Some materials, such as those in Reference, and Archives/ Special Collections, are non-circulating; Can refer to blood circulating through dialysis machine's blood circuit or the patient's circulatory system; {a} circulatory
circulating capital: capital which is regularly changes hands, capital which regularly changes from one form to another
circulating decimal: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
circulating library: library where books can be borrowed
circulating(a): passing from one to another; "circulating bills and coins
circulate: to move from person to person, as at a party
circulate: to move in circles or through a circuit
circulate: to become widely known
circulate: to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
circulate: to disseminate
circulate: {v} to put or pass about, to move round
circulate: to move, or cause something to move, in circles or through a circuit
circulate: move in circles
circulate: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
circulate: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
circulate: To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates
circulate: to spread or disseminate
circulate: To shift information along a register that operates as a ring; that is, as a digit is moved beyond one end of the register an identical digit is inserted at the other end
circulate: To pump drilling fluid into the borehole through the drillpipe and back up the annulus
circulate: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" move around freely; "She circulates among royalty" move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate" cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room" cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty
circulate: To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body
circulate: If you circulate at a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people. Let me get you something to drink, then I must circulate
circulate: To pass from one point throughout a system and back to the starting point Drilling fluid circulates from the suction pit through the drill pipe to the bottom of the well and returns through the annulus between pipe and formation
circulate: cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"
circulate: When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system. a virus which circulates via the bloodstream and causes ill health in a variety of organs Cooking odors can circulate throughout the entire house. + circulation cir·cu·la·tion The north pole is warmer than the south and the circulation of air around it is less well contained. the principle of free circulation of goods
circulate: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"
circulate: TR>
circulate: Starting formation - waves, lines or two-faced lines The center dancer facing in walks straight forward to become a center of the other line The center dancer facing out flips over to take the spot vacated by the other center dancer of their line The end dancer facing in walks straight forward to become an end of the other line The end dancer facing out walks forward in an arc to face in at the other end of their line Centers stay centers; ends stay ends
circulate: The activity in a library of lending books to borrowers and keeping records of the loans
circulate: If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other. Rumours were already beginning to circulate that the project might have to be abandoned I deeply resented those sort of rumours being circulated at a time of deeply personal grief. = spread
circulate: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty
circulate: This is what it's called when a book is checked out Most of the library material which is checked out can be taken from the building, but some such as reserve material must be used in the library Other items may not circulate at all Items which often do not circulate are reference books, periodicals, and expensive or rare items
circulate: 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
circulate: {f} move around, move from place to place; distribute, pass around, hand out
circulate: move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"
circulate: Process of allowing materials to be checked out of the Library For more information, please consult Lovejoy Library's Circulation Policies
circulate: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
circulate: To be lent for use outside of the library Said of library materials
circulate: To lend library materials for use outside of the library
circulate: If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall This year anonymous leaflets have been circulating in Peking. + circulation cir·cu·la·tion an inquiry into the circulation of `unacceptable literature'
circulate: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"