circulation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
Types & categories
- airing hypernym
Related & opposite
- pass around derivation
Sense 2 noun
movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
Types & categories
- organic phenomenon hypernym
- systemic circulation hyponym
- pulmonary circulation hyponym
- vitelline circulation hyponym
Parts & wholes
- blood pressure part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
Types & categories
- count hypernym
Related & opposite
- library science domain topic
Sense 4 noun
number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising
Types & categories
- count hypernym
Related & opposite
- pass around derivation
Sense 5 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
Types & categories
- change of location hypernym
Related & opposite
- mobilize derivation
- circulate derivation
- plant life domain topic
Sense 6 noun
the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
Types & categories
- spreading hypernym
- recirculation hyponym
Related & opposite
- mobilize derivation
- disseminate derivation
- pass around derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pass around |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | airing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mobilize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | blood pressure |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic phenomenon |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | systemic circulation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pulmonary circulation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitelline circulation |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | library science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | count |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pass around |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | count |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mobilize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of location |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mobilize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | pass around |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | spreading |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | recirculation |