Circulation

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1. Noun

The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

2. Noun

The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.

3. Noun

Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.

4. Noun

The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.

5. Noun

The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.

6. Noun

movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

7. Noun

free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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