circularity
Roget category 247
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[Simple circularity.]
Circularity
noun
circularity,
roundness —
rotundity
etc.
249.
circle,
circlet,
ring,
areola,
hoop,
roundlet†,
annulus,
annulet†,
bracelet,
armlet —
ringlet —
eye,
loop,
wheel —
cycle,
orb,
orbit,
rundle,
zone,
belt,
cordon,
band —
contrate wheel†,
crown wheel —
hub —
nave —
sash,
girdle,
cestus†,
cincture,
baldric,
fillet,
fascia,
wreath,
garland —
crown,
corona,
coronet,
chaplet,
snood,
necklace,
collar —
noose,
lasso,
lassoo†.
ellipse,
oval,
ovule —
ellipsoid,
cycloid —
epicycloid [Geom.],
epicycle —
semicircle —
quadrant,
sextant,
sector.
sphere
etc.
249.
verb
make round
etc.
adj. —
round.
go round —
encircle
etc.
227 —
describe a circle
etc.
311.
adjective
round,
rounded,
circular,
annular,
orbicular —
oval,
ovate —
elliptic,
elliptical —
egg-shaped —
pear-shaped
etc.
245 —
cycloidal
etc.
n.† —
spherical
etc.
249.
phrase
I watched the little circles die"
[Tennyson].
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