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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'