Circular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

having a circular shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪmpəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsˈɛntɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsˈɛntɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmpəlz/.

Examples

he mailed the circular to all subscribers
the circular motion of the wheel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bill broadsheet orbitual broadside flier round handbill rotary flyer throwaway

Antonyms

square

Parts of Speech

noun	an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution “he mailed the circular to all subscribers”
adjective	having a circular shape
adjective	describing a circle; moving in a circle “the circular motion of the wheel”

Word Forms

circulate	verb	cause be distributed
circularize	verb	canvass by distributing letters
circularise	verb	canvass by distributing letters
roundness	noun	the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
circle	noun	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
circularity	noun	the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kreisförmig

eine Werbung (normalerweise auf einer Seite oder in einer Broschüre gedruckt), die für eine weite Verbreitung bestimmt ist

🇫🇷French

circulaire

une publicité (généralement imprimée sur une page ou dans un dépliant) destinée à une large diffusion

🇮🇹Italian

circolare

un annuncio pubblicitario (solitamente stampato su una pagina o su un volantino) destinato ad un'ampia distribuzione

🇳🇱Dutch

circulaire

een advertentie (meestal gedrukt op een pagina of in een folder) bedoeld voor brede verspreiding

🇷🇺Russian

круговой

рекламное объявление (обычно напечатанное на странице или в буклете), предназначенное для широкого распространения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिपत्र

एक विज्ञापन (आमतौर पर एक पृष्ठ पर या एक पत्रक में मुद्रित) जिसका उद्देश्य व्यापक वितरण करना है

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃত্তাকার

একটি বিজ্ঞাপন (সাধারণত একটি পৃষ্ঠায় বা একটি লিফলেটে মুদ্রিত) ব্যাপক বিতরণের উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றறிக்கை

ஒரு விளம்பரம் (பொதுவாக ஒரு பக்கத்தில் அல்லது துண்டு பிரசுரத்தில் அச்சிடப்படும்) பரந்த விநியோகத்திற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

వృత్తాకార

విస్తృత పంపిణీ కోసం ఉద్దేశించిన ఒక ప్రకటన (సాధారణంగా ఒక పేజీలో లేదా కరపత్రంలో ముద్రించబడుతుంది).

🇮🇳Marathi

परिपत्रक

एक जाहिरात (सामान्यत: पृष्ठावर किंवा पत्रकात छापलेली) विस्तृत वितरणासाठी आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિપત્ર

એક જાહેરાત (સામાન્ય રીતે પૃષ્ઠ પર અથવા પત્રિકામાં મુદ્રિત) વ્યાપક વિતરણ માટે બનાવાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ

ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ವಿತರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾದ ಜಾಹೀರಾತು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕರಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುದ್ರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള

വിശാലമായ വിതരണത്തിനായി ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ഒരു പരസ്യം (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു പേജിലോ ലഘുലേഖയിലോ അച്ചടിച്ചതാണ്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਕੂਲਰ

ਇੱਕ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੰਨੇ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਲੀਫਲੈਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਛਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਵਿਆਪਕ ਵੰਡ ਲਈ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرکلر

ایک اشتہار (عام طور پر کسی صفحے پر یا کتابچے میں چھپا ہوا) وسیع تقسیم کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圆

旨在广泛分发的广告（通常印在页面或传单上）

🇯🇵Japanese

円形

広く配布することを目的とした広告（通常はページまたはチラシに印刷される）

🇰🇷Korean

회보

널리 배포할 목적으로 하는 광고(보통 페이지나 전단지에 인쇄됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hình tròn

một quảng cáo (thường được in trên một trang hoặc trong tờ rơi) nhằm mục đích phân phối rộng rãi

🇹🇭Thai

วงกลม

โฆษณา (โดยปกติจะพิมพ์บนหน้าหรือในแผ่นพับ) ที่มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อการเผยแพร่ในวงกว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bundar

sebuah iklan (biasanya dicetak pada halaman atau selebaran) yang dimaksudkan untuk disebarluaskan

🇵🇭Filipino

pabilog

isang patalastas (karaniwang nakalimbag sa isang pahina o sa isang leaflet) na nilalayon para sa malawak na pamamahagi

🇲🇾Malay

pekeliling

iklan (biasanya dicetak pada halaman atau dalam risalah) bertujuan untuk pengedaran meluas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دائري

إعلان (يُطبع عادةً على صفحة أو في نشرة) مخصص للتوزيع على نطاق واسع

🇮🇷Persian

دایره ای

یک آگهی (معمولاً در یک صفحه یا در یک جزوه چاپ می شود) که برای توزیع گسترده در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dairesel

geniş dağıtıma yönelik bir reklam (genellikle bir sayfaya veya broşüre basılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָגוֹל

פרסומת (בדרך כלל מודפסת על דף או בעלון) המיועדת להפצה רחבה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'circular'?

The primary meaning of 'circular' is 'an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'circular' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'circular' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'circular' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'circular' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'circular' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'circular' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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