Engelsk navneord: circle | |||
1. | circle (om form) 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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He calculated the circumference of the circle. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | ellipse, oval | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circle of curvature, circlet, epicycle, equator, osculating circle | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | arc | ||
2. | circle (om gruppe) an unofficial association of people or groups | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The smart set goes there. They were an angry lot. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | band, lot, set | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | social group | ||
Mere specifikke termer | camp, car pool, clique, cohort, company, confederacy, conspiracy, coterie, Four Hundred, horsey set, horsy set, ingroup, inner circle, jet set, pack, party | ||
3. | circle (om form) something approximating the shape of a circle | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The chairs were arranged in a circle. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | form, shape | ||
4. | circle (om handling) movement once around a course | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He drove an extra lap just for insurance. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | circuit, lap | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | locomotion, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | lap of honour, pace lap, victory lap | ||
5. | circle (om genstand) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rotary, roundabout, traffic circle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | junction | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | road, route | ||
6. | circle (om genstand) street names for flunitrazepan | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope, rophy | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | flunitrazepan, Rohypnol | ||
7. | circle (om genstand) a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had excellent seats in the dress circle. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dress circle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | seating, seating area, seating room, seats | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | house, theater, theatre | ||
8. | circle (om genstand) any circular or rotating mechanism | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The machine punched out metal circles. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | round | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rotating mechanism | ||
Mere specifikke termer | disc, disk | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: circle | |||
1. | circle (om bevægelse) travel around something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Circle the globe. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circle around, circle round, circumambulate, circumnavigate, compass, revolve around, walk around | ||
2. | circle (om bevægelse) move in circles | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | circulate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | loop, loop, orb, orbit, revolve, troll | ||
3. | circle (om relation) form a circle around | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Encircle the errors. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | encircle | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | form, shape | ||