| circle |
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" set: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" lap: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" traffic circle: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" travel around something; "circle the globe" R-2: street names for flunitrazepan move in circles surround: be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" 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" any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" encircle: form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
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| circle of Willis |
a ring of arteries at the base of the brain
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| circlet |
a small circle decorated metal band worn around the head
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| circle of confusion |
a disk representing the image of a theoretical point made by a lens.
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| circle of dispersion |
circle of dissipation, the circular space on the retina within which the image of a luminous point is formed.
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