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circun- meaning in English

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circun- adjective

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

circuncidado adjective

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

circuncidar verb

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

circunciso adjective

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

circuncisão noun
{f}

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

circuncisão feminina noun

female circumcision(operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs)
noun
[UK: ˈfiː.meɪl ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈsɪʒ.n̩] [US: ˈfiː.ˌmel ˌsərk.əm.ˈsɪʒ.n̩]

circundar verb

circle [circled, circling, circles](surround)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈsɝːk.l̩]

encompass [encompassed, encompassing, encompasses](encircle)
verb
[UK: ɪnˈk.ʌm.pəs] [US: enˈk.ʌm.pəs]

environ [environed, environing, environs](to encircle or surround (someone or something), see also: encircle; surround)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈvaɪə.rən] [US: ɪn.ˈvaɪə.rən]

circundação noun
{f}

circulation [circulations](act of moving in a circle)
noun
[UK: ˌsɜː.kjʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈsɝː.kjə.ˌleʃ.n̩]

circunferência noun

girth [girths](the distance measured around an object)
noun
[UK: ɡɜːθ] [US: ˈɡɝːθ]

circunferência noun
{f}

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

circunfixo noun
{m}

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

circunflexo adjective

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

circunflexo noun
{m}

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

circunlocução noun
{f}

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

circunloquial adjective

roundabout(circuitous)
adjective
[UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]

circunlóquio noun
{m}

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

circunscrever verb

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

circunscrição noun
{f}

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

circunscrição eleitoral noun
{f}

electoral district(district represented by one or more elected officials)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.strɪkt] [US: ə.ˈlek.tə.rəl ˈdɪ.ˌstrɪkt]

circunsolar adjective

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

circunspecto adjective

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

guarded(Cautious)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡɑː.dɪd] [US: ˈɡɑːr.dəd]

circunspeto adjective

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

circunspeção noun
{f}

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

circunstanciar verb

circumstantiate(to give out circumstantial evidence)
verb

circunstância noun
{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]

state of affairs(specific situation)
noun
[UK: steɪt əv ə.ˈfeəz] [US: ˈsteɪt əv ə.ˈferz]

circunvalação noun
{f}

ring road(highway)
noun
[UK: rɪŋ rəʊd] [US: ˈrɪŋ roʊd]

circunvolução noun
{f}

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

gyrus [gyri](anatomy)
noun
[UK: dʒˈaɪrəs] [US: dʒˈaɪrəs]

circunvolver verb

circumvolute(to roll, curl or twist around)
verb