| slovo | definícia |
circle
(mass) | circle
- kruh, kružnica, krúžiť |
circle
(encz) | circle,balkón n: v hledišti Petr Prášek |
circle
(encz) | circle,kroužit v: Zdeněk Brož |
circle
(encz) | circle,kruh n: |
circle
(encz) | circle,kružnice n: [mat.] |
Circle
(gcide) | Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Circling.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to
make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.]
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1. To move around; to revolve around.
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Other planets circle other suns. --Pope.
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2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to
encircle. --Prior. Pope.
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Their heads are circled with a short turban.
--Dampier.
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So he lies, circled with evil. --Coleridge.
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To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as,
to circle bodies in. --Sir K. Digby.
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Circle
(gcide) | Circle \Cir"cle\, v. i.
To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
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Thy name shall circle round the gaping through.
--Byron.
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Circle
(gcide) | Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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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.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
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3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
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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 circle 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.
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4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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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.
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As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
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7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
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8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
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Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
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9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
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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.
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10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
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Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
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11. A territorial division or district.
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Note:
The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
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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 circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.
To square the circle. See under Square.
Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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circle
(wn) | circle
n 1: ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane
curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance
from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the
circle"
2: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set
goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle,
band, lot]
3: something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs
were arranged in a circle"
4: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
for insurance" [syn: lap, circle, circuit]
5: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a
central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the
rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary,
roundabout]
6: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: R-2, Mexican valium,
rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug,
circle]
7: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or
opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;
"they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn:
circle, dress circle]
8: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out
metal circles" [syn: circle, round]
v 1: travel around something; "circle the globe"
2: move in circles [syn: circle, circulate]
3: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: encircle,
circle] |
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circlet
(mass) | circlet
- krúžok |
quartercircle
(mass) | quarter-circle
- štvrtina kruhu |
antarctic circle
(encz) | Antarctic Circle,jižní polární kruh Zdeněk Brož |
arctic circle
(encz) | Arctic Circle,severní polární kruh Zdeněk Brož |
circle around
(encz) | circle around, v: |
circle of curvature
(encz) | circle of curvature, n: |
circle of willis
(encz) | circle of Willis, n: |
circle round
(encz) | circle round,kolovat v: Zdeněk Brožcircle round,obíhat kolem Zdeněk Brož |
circled
(encz) | circled,kroužil v: Zdeněk Brožcircled,zakroužkovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
circles
(encz) | circles,kruhy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
circles around you
(encz) | circles around you,umí ... mnohem lépe než ty Zdeněk Brož |
circlet
(encz) | circlet,kroužek n: Zdeněk Brožcirclet,náramek n: Zdeněk Brož |
circumcircle
(encz) | circumcircle,kružnice opsaná n: [mat.] Lukáš Jirkovský |
color circle
(encz) | color circle, n: |
come full circle
(encz) | come full circle,vrátit se na začátek Zdeněk Brož |
dip circle
(encz) | dip circle, n: |
double leg circle
(encz) | double leg circle, n: |
dress circle
(encz) | dress circle,první balkón n: v divadle web |
encircle
(encz) | encircle,obklíčit Hynek Hankeencircle,obklopit Hynek Hanke |
encircled
(encz) | encircled,obklíčený adj: Zdeněk Brožencircled,obklíčil v: Zdeněk Brožencircled,obklopený adj: Zdeněk Brožencircled,obklopil v: Zdeněk Brož |
encirclement
(encz) | encirclement,obklíčení n: Zdeněk Brožencirclement,zakroužkování n: Zdeněk Brož |
equinoctial circle
(encz) | equinoctial circle, n: |
fairy circle
(encz) | fairy circle, n: |
go in circles
(encz) | go in circles, |
grand circle
(encz) | grand circle, n: |
great circle
(encz) | great circle,hlavní kružnice Zdeněk Brož |
hour circle
(encz) | hour circle, n: |
in a circle
(encz) | in a circle, adv: |
in circles
(encz) | in circles, adv: |
inner circle
(encz) | inner circle, n: |
osculating circle
(encz) | osculating circle, n: |
parhelic circle
(encz) | parhelic circle, n: |
parquet circle
(encz) | parquet circle, n: |
polar circle
(encz) | polar circle, n: |
quarter-circle
(encz) | quarter-circle, n: |
run circles around someone
(encz) | run circles around someone,povyšovat se nad někým [id.] Pino |
run circles around you
(encz) | run circles around you, |
semicircle
(encz) | semicircle,půlkruh n: Zdeněk Brož |
traffic circle
(encz) | traffic circle,kruhový objezd n: Zdeněk Brož |
vertical circle
(encz) | vertical circle, n: |
vicious circle
(encz) | vicious circle,bludný kruh Zdeněk Brož |
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