English-Thai Dictionary

circle

N การ หมุนเวียน ครบรอบ  cycle round kan-mun-wian-krob-rob

 

circle

N วงกลม  ring loop wheel wong-klom

 

circle

N เส้น วงกลม  sen-wong-klom

 

circle about

PHRV บินวน  หมุน วน  circle around bin-won

 

circle about

PHRV วนเวียน อยู่ รอบๆ  won-wian-yu-rob-rob

 

circle around

PHRV บินวน  หมุน วน  circle about bin-won

 

circle around

PHRV วนเวียน อยู่ รอบๆ  won-wian-yu-rob-rob

 

circle over

PHRV บินวน  bin-won

 

circle round

PHRV บินวน  circle about bin-won

 

circle round

PHRV วนเวียน อยู่ รอบๆ  won-wian-yu-rob-rob

 

circlet

N วงกลม วง เล็กๆ  wong-klom-wong-lek-lek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CIRCLE

n. 1. In geometry, a plane figure comprehended by a single curve line, called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point called the center. Of course all lines drawn from the center to the circumference or periphery, are equal to each other.
2. In popular use, the line that comprehends the figure, the plane or surface comprehended, and the whole body or solid matter of a round substance, are denominated a circle; a ring; an orb; the earth.
3. Compass; circuit; as the circle of the forest.
4. An assembly surrounding the principal person. Hence, any company, or assembly; as a circle of friends, or of beauties. Hence the word came to signify indefinitely a number of persons of a particular character, whether associated or not; as a political circle; the circle of ones acquaintance; having however reference to a primary association.
5. A series ending where it begins, and perpetually repeated; a going round.
Thus in a circle runs the peasants pain.
6. Circumlocution; indirect form of words.
7. In logic, an inconclusive form of argument, when the same terms are proved in orbem by the same terms, and the parts of the syllogism alternately by each other, directly and indirectly; or when the foregoing proposition is proved by the following, and the following is inferred from the foregoing; as, that heavy bodies descend by gravity, and that gravity is a quality by which a heavy body descends.
8. Circles of the sphere, are such as cut the mundane sphere, and have their periphery either on its movable surface, as the meridians; or in another immovable, conterminous and equidistant surface, as the ecliptic, equator, and its parallels.
9. Circles of altitude or almucantars, are circles parallel to the horizon, having their common pole in the zenith, and diminishing as they approach the zenith.
1 . Circles of latitude, are great circles perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles and through every star and planet.
11. Circles of longitude, are lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.
12. Circle of perpetual apparition, one of the lesser circles, parallel to the equator, described by any point of the sphere touching the northern point of the horizon, and carried about with the diurnal motion. The stars within this circle never set.
13. Circle of perpetual occultation, another lesser circle at a like distance from the equator, which includes all the stars which never appear in our hemisphere.
14. Diurnal circles, are immovable circles supposed to be described by the several stars and other points in the heavens, in their diurnal rotation round the earth, or rather in the rotation of the earth round its axis.
15. Horary circles, in dialing, are the lines which show the hours on dials.
16. Circles of the empire, the provinces or principalities of the German empire, which have a right to be present at the diets. Maximilian I. divided the empire into six circles at first, and afterwards into ten; Austria, Burgundy, Lower Rhine, Bavaria, Upper Saxony, Franconia, Swabia, Upper Rhine, Westphalia, and Lower Saxony.
17. Druidical circles, in British Topography, are certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged; as Stone-henge near Salisbury.

 

CIRCLE

v.t. 1. To move round; to revolve round.
And other planets circle other suns.
2. To encircle; to encompass; to surround; to inclose.
3. To circle in, to confine; to keep together.

 

CIRCLE

v.i.To move circularly; as, the bowl circles; the circling years.

 

CIRCLED

pp. Surrounded; encompassed; inclosed.

 

CIRCLED

a.Having the form of a circle; round; as the moons circled orb.

 

CIRCLER

n.A mean poet, or circular poet.

 

CIRCLET

n.A little circle; a circle; an orb.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CIRCLE

Cir "cle, n. Etym: [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul ), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. Circus, Circum-. ]

 

1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.

 

2. The line that bounds sush a figure; a circumference; a ring.

 

3. (Astron.)

 

Defn: An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.

 

Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.

 

4. A round body; a sphere; an orb. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth. Is. xi. 22.

 

5. Compass; circuit; inclosure. In the circle of this forest. Shak.

 

6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set. As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened. Macaulay.

 

7. A circular group of persons; a ring.

 

8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. Dryden.

 

9. (Logic )

 

Defn: A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning. That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing. Glanvill.

 

1 . Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.] Has he given the lie, In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. J. Fletcher.

 

11. A territorial division or district.

 

Note: The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet. Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth. -- Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar. -- Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve (Below ). -- Circle of declination. See under Declination. -- Circle of latitude. (a ) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic, passing through its poles. (b ) (Spherical Projection ) A small circle of the sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis. -- Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it. -- Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is equal to the latitude of the place. -- Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within which the stars never rise. -- Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a small circle. -- Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal. -- Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one containing the prominent and more expensive seats. -- Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury. -- Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one containing inexpensive seats. -- Horary circles (Dialing ), the lines on dials which show the hours. -- Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called circle of curvature. -- Pitch circle. See under Pitch. -- Vertical circle, an azimuth circle. -- Voltaic circle or circuit. See under Circuit. -- To square the circle. See under Square.

 

Syn. -- Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.

 

CIRCLE

Cir "cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled; p. pr. & vb. n. Circling. ]Etym: [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate. ]

 

1. To move around; to revolve around. Other planets circle other suns. Pope.

 

2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle. Prior. Pope. Their heads are circled with a short turban. Dampier. So he lies, circled with evil. Coleridge.To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in. Sir K. Digby.

 

CIRCLE

CIRCLE Cir "cle, v. i.

 

Defn: To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate. Thy name shall circle round the gaping through. Byron.

 

CIRCLED

CIRCLED Cir "cled, a.

 

Defn: Having the form of a circle; round. "Monthly changes in her circled orb. " Shak.

 

CIRCLER

CIRCLER Cir "cler, n.

 

Defn: A mean or inferior poet, perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller; an itinerant poet. Also, a name given to the cyclic poets. See under Cyclic, a. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

CIRCLET

CIRCLET Cir "clet, n.

 

1. A little circle; esp. , an ornament for the person, having the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a bracelet, or a headband. Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled. Spenser.

 

2. A round body; an orb. Pope. Fairest of stars... that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet. Milton.

 

3. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

circle

cir cle |ˈsərkəl ˈsərkəl |(abbr.: cir. or circ. ) ▶noun 1 a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference ) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the center ). • something in the shape of such a figure: the lamp spread a circle of light | they all sat around in a circle. • a dark circular mark below each eye, typically caused by illness or tiredness. • a curved upper tier of seats in a theater. See also dress circle. 2 a group of people with shared professions, interests, or acquaintances: she did not normally move in such exalted circles. ▶verb [ with obj. ] move all the way around (someone or something ), esp. more than once: the two dogs circle each other with hackles raised | [ no obj. ] : we circled around the island. • [ no obj. ] (circle back ) move in a wide loop back toward one's starting point. • form a ring around: the monastery was circled by a huge wall. • draw a line around: circle the correct answers. PHRASES circle the wagons informal (of a group ) unite in defense of a common interest. [with reference to the defensive position of a wagon train under attack. ] come (or turn ) full circle return to a past position or situation, esp. in a way considered to be inevitable. go around (or around and around ) in circles informal do something for a long time without achieving anything but purposeless repetition: the discussion went around and around in circles. run around in circles informal be fussily busy with little result. the wheel has turned (or come ) full circle the situation has returned to what it was in the past, as if completing a cycle. [with reference to Shakespeare's King Lear, by association with the wheel fabled to be turned by Fortune and representing mutability. ]ORIGIN Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus ‘small ring, ’ diminutive of circus ‘ring. ’

 

circle dance

cir cle dance ▶noun a country dance or folk dance, typically following a traditional set of steps, in which dancers form a circle.

 

circle graph

cir cle graph ▶noun another term for pie chart.

 

circlet

cir clet |ˈsərklət ˈsərklət | ▶noun a circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament. • a small circular arrangement or object. ORIGIN late Middle English: from circle + -et 1, perhaps reinforced by archaic French cerclet.

 

Oxford Dictionary

circle

cir ¦cle |ˈsəːk (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference ) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre ). • something in the shape of a circle: the lamp spread a circle of light | they all sat round in a circle. • a dark circular mark below each eye caused by illness or tiredness. • Brit. a curved upper tier of seats in a theatre or cinema. • Hockey short for striking circle. 2 a group of people with a shared profession, interests, or acquaintances: she did not normally move in such exalted circles. ▶verb [ with obj. ] move all the way around (someone or something ), especially more than once: they were circling Athens airport | (as adj. circling ) : a circling helicopter | [ no obj. ] : we circled round the island. • [ no obj. ] (circle back ) move in a wide loop back towards one's starting point: he paced away from her, then circled back. • form a ring around: the abbey was circled by a huge wall. • draw a line around: circle the correct answers. PHRASES circle the wagons N. Amer. informal unite in defence of a common interest. [with reference to the defensive position of a wagon train under attack. ] come (or turn ) full circle return to a past position or situation, especially in a way considered to be inevitable. [with reference to Shakespeare's King Lear v. iii. 165, ‘The Wheele is come full circle ’: by association with the wheel represented in mythology and literature as turned by Fortune and symbolizing mutability. ] go (or run ) round in circles informal do something for a long time without achieving anything but purposeless repetition: the discussion went round and round in circles. ORIGIN Old English, from Old French cercle, from Latin circulus ‘small ring ’, diminutive of circus ‘ring ’.

 

circle dance

cir ¦cle dance ▶noun a country dance or folk dance in which dancers form a circle.

 

circlet

circ |let |ˈsəːklɪt | ▶noun a circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament. • a small circular arrangement or object. ORIGIN late Middle English: from circle + -et 1, perhaps reinforced by archaic French cerclet.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

circle

circle noun 1 a circle of gold stars: ring, band, hoop, circlet; halo, disc; technical annulus. 2 her circle of friends: group, set, company, coterie, clique; crowd, band; informal gang, bunch, crew. 3 I don't move in such illustrious circles: sphere, world, milieu; society. ▶verb 1 seagulls circled above: wheel, move around, revolve, rotate, whirl, spiral. 2 satellites circling the earth: go around, travel around, circumnavigate; orbit, revolve around. 3 the abbey was circled by a wall: surround, encircle, ring, enclose, encompass; literary gird.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

circle

circle noun 1 a circle of gold stars on a background of azure blue | the lamp spread a circle of light: ring, round, band, hoop, circlet; halo, disc, wreath; technical annulus. 2 a new circle of friends: group, set, ring, company, body, coterie, clique; camp, league, faction; crowd, band, crew; informal gang, bunch, pack. 3 I'm afraid I don't move in such illustrious circles: sphere, world, milieu, arena, domain; society. ▶verb 1 seagulls circled above his head: wheel, move round, move round in circles, revolve, rotate, whirl, spiral, gyrate. 2 Adam circled the building | the satellites circle the earth at tremendous speed: go round, walk round, travel round, circumnavigate; orbit, revolve round; rare circumambulate. 3 the abbey was circled by a huge wall: surround, encircle, ring, ring round, enclose, encompass, bound; hedge in, fence in, hem in; literary gird, girdle.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

circle

cir cle /sə́ː r k (ə )l /〖circus (輪 )le (小さな ); 〗→circ uit, circ us (形 )circular, (動 )circulate, (名 )circulation 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 a. 円 , 円形 (の物 ); 輪 , 丸 〘永遠 天 完全の象徴 〙▸ find the area of a circle 円の面積を求める ▸ in a circle 輪 [円 ]になって ▸ join the thumb and index finger in a circle 親指と人差し指を合わせて丸にする (!日本では 「OK 」のサインだが国によっては侮辱や卑猥 （ひわい ）なこと [物 ]を意味することもある ) ▸ make [form ] a circle 輪になる ; 輪を作る ▸ draw [｟まれ ｠describe, ╳write ] a circle 円を描く ▸ paint a black circle 黒丸を塗り描く ▸ a moving circle of light 動いている丸い光 ▸ a crop [corn, ╳mystery ] circle ミステリーサークル 〘穀物が一面に円形をなしてなぎ倒された跡 〙▸ a perfect circle 真円 ▸ walk around in circles 同じ所をぐるぐる歩き回る .関連 circleの部分名称 ▸ arc 弧 ▸ circumference 円周 ▸ semicircle 半円 (half circle )▸ diameter 直径 ▸ center 中心 (｟英 ｠centre )▸ chord 弦 ▸ radius 半径 ▸ sector 扇形 .b. ｟米 ｠円形広場 (｟英 ｠circus ).2 一巡 , 周期 , 循環 ; 〘論 〙循環論法 ▸ the circle of the seasons 四季の循環 ▸ get caught (up ) [be trapped ] in a vicious circle 悪循環に陥る .3 〘地 〙緯線 [緯度 ]圏 ▸ the Arctic [Antarctic ] Circle 北極 [南極 ]圏 .4 〖しばしば ～s; 集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗仲間 , (職業や趣味が同じ人々の )グループ , 団体 (!学校 会社でのサークルや同好会はclub ) ; (交際 活動などの )範囲 ▸ political [literary ] circles 政界 [文壇 ]▸ have a small [wide, large ] circle of friends 交友範囲が狭い [広い ]▸ move in different circles いろいろな知り合いがいる [世界に出入りする ].5 ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗〘劇 〙(席が曲線状に配置された上階の )桟敷 （さじき ）(｟主に米 ｠balcony ) (!特等席 (2階正面席 )はthe dress circle; →parquet circle , gallery ) .br ì ng A f ù ll c í rcle Aを元 [最初 ]の状態に戻す .c ò me [g ò , ｟英 ｠t ù rn ] f ù ll c í rcle (幾度かの変化を経て )元 [振り出し ]に戻る .go (a )r ò und in c í rcles ｟くだけて ｠〖通例進行形で 〗〈仕事などが 〉一向に先に進んでいない ; 〈議論などが 〉堂々巡りをしている .run (a )r ò und in c í rcles ｟くだけて ｠〖通例進行形で 〗(時間を浪費しながら )いたずらに駆けずり回っている ; むだ骨を折っている .squ à re the c í rcle 不可能に思える事をやってみる .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -cling 他動詞 1 …を丸で囲む, (丸く )取り囲む ▸ Circle the correct answer .正解を丸で囲みなさい 2 …を回る, 〈飛行機 鳥などが 〉…の上 (空 )を旋回する ; …を 迂回 （うかい ）する ▸ circle the sun 太陽の周りを回る .自動詞 «…の周りを » 旋回する , ぐるぐる回る ((a )round , about ); 取り囲む «(a )round » ▸ The kids circled around me .子供たちは私を取り囲んだ .

 

circlet

cir clet /sə́ː r klət /名詞 C 1 (首 腕 頭などに付ける高価な金属の )飾り輪 ; 指輪 .2 小さな円 [輪 ].