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Circumpolar: Definition and part of speech

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Circumpolar

  1. a. About the pole; — applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Circumposition: Definition and part of speech

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Circumposition

  1. n. The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Circumlocution: Definition and part of speech

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Circumlocution

  1. n. The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Circumlocutional: Definition and part of speech

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Circumlocutional

  1. a. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.