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circum- meaning in Portuguese

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circum- (prefix meaning "around")
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜːkəm]
[US: ˈsɜːkəm]

circum-adjective

circun-adjective

circumboreal adjective

circumborealadjective

circumcise [circumcised, circumcising, circumcises] (to remove the foreskin from the penis)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.saɪz]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌsaɪz]

circuncidarverb

circumcised (of a man)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.saɪzd]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌsaɪzd]

circuncidadoadjective

circuncisoadjective

circumcision [circumcisions] (removal of foreskin from penis)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈsɪʒ.n̩]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈsɪʒ.n̩]

circuncisãonoun
{f}

circumference [circumferences] (length of such line)
noun
[UK: sɜːˈk.ʌm.fə.rəns]
[US: sərˈk.əm.frəns]

perímetronoun
{m}

circumference [circumferences] (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object)
noun
[UK: sɜːˈk.ʌm.fə.rəns]
[US: sərˈk.əm.frəns]

circunferêncianoun
{f}

circumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element)
noun

circunfixonoun
{m}

circumflex [circumflexes] (circumflex accent)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.fleks]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.fleks]

acento circunflexonoun
{m}

circunflexonoun
{m}

circumflex (with circumflex accent)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.fleks]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.fleks]

circunflexoadjective

circumlocution [circumlocutions] (roundabout or indirect way of speaking)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌsɝːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]

circunlocuçãonoun
{f}

circunlóquionoun
{m}

circumpolar (located or found throughout a polar region)
adjective
[UK: sˌɜːkəmpˈəʊlə]
[US: sˌɜːkəmpˈoʊlɚ]

circumpolaradjective

circumscribe [circumscribed, circumscribing, circumscribes] (to draw a line around; encircle)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.skraɪb]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈskraɪb]

circularverb

circunscreververb

circumscribe [circumscribed, circumscribing, circumscribes] (to limit narrowly; restrict)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.skraɪb]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈskraɪb]

delimitarverb

restringirverb

circumscription [circumscriptions] (act of circumscribing; quality of being circumscribed)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈskrɪp.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌsɝːk.əm.ˈskrɪp.ʃn̩]

circunscriçãonoun
{f}

circumsolar (surrounding or moving around the Sun)
adjective
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈsəʊ.lə]
[US: ˌsɜːrk.əmˈso.ʊ.lər]

circunsolaradjective

circumspect (carefully aware of all circumstances)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.spekt]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌspekt]

cautelosoadjective

circunspectoadjective

circunspetoadjective

cuidadosoadjective

prudenteadjective

circumspection (attention to all the facts and circumstances)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈspek.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈspek.ʃn̩]

circunspeçãonoun
{f}

circumstance [circumstances] (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.stəns]
[US: ˈsɝːk.əm.ˌstæns]

circunstâncianoun
{f}

circumstantiate (to give out circumstantial evidence)
verb

circunstanciarverb

circumvent [circumvented, circumventing, circumvents] (to avoid or get around something)
verb
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈvent]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈvent]

contornarverb

circumvent [circumvented, circumventing, circumvents] (to surround or besiege)
verb
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈvent]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈvent]

cercarverb

rodearverb

circumvolute (to roll, curl or twist around)
verb

circunvolververb

circumvolution (revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.və.ˈljuː.ʃən]
[US: ˌsɜːrk.əm.və.ˈluː.ʃən]

circunvoluçãonoun
{f}