circularly

ˈsɜrkjələrli

Definition

Definition of circularly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

movement

TECH.

moving in a circle or returning to the start

TECH.

The dancers moved circularly around the stage.

cyclically

rotationally

geometry

Rare

in a roundabout or indirect way

Rare

He answered the question circularly, avoiding a direct response.

circuitously

indirectly

obliquely

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circularly polarized light

electromagnetic wave whose electric field rotates in a circle while traveling

The crystal converts linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light.

Origin of circularly

Latin, circularis (round)

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encircled

adj.

geometry

surrounded on all sides, often circularly

gyre

oceanography

large-scale ocean current moving circularly

circumvolve

move circularly

move in a circular path around an axis or center

Examples of circularly in a sentence

Leaves swirled circularly down the lane during the storm.
The instructions were given circularly, leaving everyone confused.
She explained the process circularly, making it hard to follow.

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French:en cercle, de manière détournée, ...
German:kreisförmig, umständlich, ...
Italian:circolarmente, evasivamente, ...
Spanish:en círculo, evasivamente, ...
Portuguese:circularmente, indiretamente, ...
Chinese:环绕地, 迂回地, ...
Japanese:円を描くように, 遠回しに, ...
Arabic:بِشَكل دائِري, بِطَرِيقَةٍ غَيْر مُبَاشِرَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּתוֹךְ מַעְגָּל, בְּצוּרָה עֲקִיפָה, ...
Russian:по кругу, окольным путем, ...
Ukrainian:по колу, обхідно, ...
Hindi:गोलाकार रूप से, गोलमोल तरीके से, ...
Bengali:বৃত্তাকারে, ঘুরপথে, ...
Catalan:circularment, indirectament, ...
Czech:kruhově, oklikou, ...
Danish:cirkulært, indirekte, ...
Dutch:in cirkels, omslachtig, ...
Greek:κυκλικά, έμμεσα, ...
Hungarian:körkörösen, körülményesen, ...
Khmer:ជារង្វង់, ដោយបត់បែន, ...
Korean:원형으로, 우회적으로, ...
Persian:به‌صورت دایره‌وار, به صورت غیر مستقیم, ...
Polish:okrężnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):circulando, indiretamente, ...
Romanian:circular, ocolit, ...
Swedish:cirklande, indirekt, ...
Thai:เป็นวงกลม, อย่างอ้อมๆ, ...
Turkish:dairesel olarak, dolaylı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:theo vòng tròn, một cách vòng vo, ...

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