| Concept: | [Simple circularity.] Circularity. |
| Category: | 2. Special form |
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-nouns
circularity, roundness; rotundity., 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, epicycle; semicircle; quadrant, sextant, sector.
-verbs
make round; round., go round; encircle; describe a circle.
-adjectives
-phrases
"I watched the little circles die" [Tennyson].
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| Main Entry: | vicious circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | endless loop |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, causal nexus, chain of circumstances, chain reaction, circularity, concatenation of events, domino effect, eternal return, impasse, vicious cycle |
| Main Entry: | roundness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fullness |
Synonyms: |
circularity, completeness, oneness, rotundity, sphericity, wholeness |