CIRCULATION — L’eau est le constituant majeur des organismes vivants. Les réactions chimiques complexes du métabolisme se déroulent en phase aqueuse et nécessitent des échanges permanents de substances: absorption de composés nutritifs et élimination de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
circulation — cir‧cu‧la‧tion [ˌsɜːkjˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌsɜːr ] noun 1. [uncountable] the exchange of money within an economy: • It was a bold anti inflation plan, including a squeeze on the circulation of money. 2. [uncountable] ECONOMICS if money is in circulation,… … Financial and business terms
Circulation — may refer to: Circulatory system, a biological organ system whose primary function is to move substances to and from cells Circulation (fluid dynamics), the path integral of the fluid velocity around a closed curve Circulation (journal), one of… … Wikipedia
Circulation — Cir cu*la tion, n. [L. circulatio: cf. F. circulation.] 1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began. [1913 Webster] This continual circulation of human things. Swift. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circulation — CIRCULATION. s. f. Mouvement de ce qui circule. La circulation du sang. La circulation de la séve dans les plantes. [b]f♛/b] On appelle figurément, La circulation de l argent, Le mouvement de l argent qui passe d une main à l autre, et qui le… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
circulation — Circulation. s. f. Mouvement de ce qui circule. On a depuis quelque temps descouvert la circulation du sang. On dit fig. La circulation de l argent, pour exprimer le mouvement de l argent qui passe d une main à l autre … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
circulation — (n.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. circulation or directly from L. circulationem (nom. circulatio), noun of action from pp. stem of circulare to form a circle, from circulus small ring (see CIRCLE (Cf. circle)). Used of blood first by William Harvey,… … Etymology dictionary
circulation — [n1] distribution apportionment, currency, dissemination, spread, transmission; concepts 631,651 circulation [n2] moving circularly circling, circuit, circumvolution, current, flow, flowing, gyration, gyre, motion, revolution, rotation, round,… … New thesaurus
Circulation — (v. lat.), Umlauf, so C. des Blutes, s. Blutumlauf; C. des Geldes, s. u. Geld. Circulationsbanken sind so v. w. Zettelbanken (s. Bank). Circulationsmittel (Umlaufsmittel), alles Geld u. alle Werthpapiere, welche anstatt des Geldes im Handel… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
circulation — I noun allocation, allotment, branching out, circumagere, diffusion, dispensation, dispensing, dispergere, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, distribution, divergence, divulgare, emanation, flow, flowing, flux, issuance, motion, movement,… … Law dictionary
circulation — ► NOUN 1) movement to and fro or around something. 2) the continuous motion of blood round the body. 3) the public availability of something. 4) the number of copies sold of a newspaper or magazine. DERIVATIVES circulatory adjective … English terms dictionary
