Meaning of circulation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began
2. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission
4. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
   countable, uncountable
5. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin
6. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
   countable, uncountable
7. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
8. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; the circulatory system
9. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
   countable, uncountable
10. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
    countable, uncountable
11. the number of a newspaper or a magazine has been sold.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“For example, by changing the use of existing rooms, removing or replacing unsightly features, clearing obstacles to easy circulation, rearranging direction signs and generally introducing as much order as possible, most outdated station buildings can be made reasonably efficient and attractive.”

“The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.”

“June 1 2016, Karen Roberts in the Evening Express, Aberdeen Journals - The Broad Street Years The reputation and circulation of the paper continued to grow, and the board decided a new custom-built base was required for both the Press and Journal and Evening Express to replace the crumbling, but much loved, Broad Street offices.”

“In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]”

“Print circulation across the top 50 US magazines fell 5% year-on-year.”

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