circularity

cir·cu·lar  (sûrky-lr)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a circle.

2.

a. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.

b. Moving in or forming a circle.

3. Circuitous; roundabout: took a circular route to the office.

4. Using a premise to prove a conclusion that in turn is used to prove the premise: a circular argument.

5. Defining one word in terms of another that is itself defined in terms of the first word.

6. Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons.

n.

A printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution.

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[Middle English circuler, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin circulris, from circulus, circle; see circle.]

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circu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

circu·lar·ly adv.

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circularism, circularity

reasoning or arguing in a circle.

See also: Argumentation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

circularity - the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure disk shape roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular concentricity - the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another) eccentricity - a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path