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Circular or GlobularCircular Cir"cu*lar, a. [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle:
cf. F. circulaire. See Circle.]
1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point
of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular
reasoning.
3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence,
mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered
to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
--Dennis.
4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a
common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation;
as, a circular letter.
A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless
circular throughout England. --Hallam.
5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]
A man so absolute and circular In all those
wished-for rarities that may take A virgin captive.
--Massinger.
Circular are, any portion of the circumference of a circle.
Circular cubics (Math.), curves of the third order which
are imagined to pass through the two circular points at
infinity.
Circular functions. (Math.) See under Function.
Circular instruments, mathematical instruments employed for
measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round
the whole circumference of a circle, or 360[deg].
Circular lines, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as
sines, tangents, secants, etc.
Circular note or letter.
(a) (Com.) See under Credit.
(b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a
number of persons.
Circular numbers (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in
the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose
squares are 25 and 36. --Bailey. --Barlow.
Circular points at infinity (Geom.), two imaginary points
at infinite distance through which every circle in the
plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.
Circular polarization. (Min.) See under Polarization.
Circular or Globular sailing (Naut.), the method of
sailing by the arc of a great circle.
Circular saw. See under Saw. Globularia AlypumGutwort Gut"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A plant, Globularia Alypum, a violent purgative, found in
Africa. Globularity
Globularity Glob`u*lar"i*ty, n.
The state of being globular; globosity; sphericity.
Globularly
Globularly Glob"u*lar*ly, adv.
Spherically.
Globularness
Globularness Glob"u*lar*ness, n.
Sphericity; globosity.
Interglobular
Interglobular In`ter*glob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain small spaces,
surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.
Subglobular
Subglobular Sub*glob"u*lar, a.
Nearly globular.
Meaning of Globular from wikipedia
- A
globular cluster is a
spheroidal conglomeration of
stars that is
bound together by gravity, with a
higher concentration of
stars towards its center....
- In biochemistry,
globular proteins or
spheroproteins are
spherical ("globe-like")
proteins and are one of the
common protein types (the
others being fibrous...
- and the
globular cluster 47 Tucanae. Open
clusters are very
different from
globular clusters.
Unlike the
spherically distributed globulars, they are...
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sometimes called the
Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the
Hercules Globular Cluster, or the
Great Hercules Cluster), is a
globular cluster of
several hundred...
- This is a list of
globular clusters. The
apparent magnitude does not
include an
extinction correction.
These are
globular clusters within the halo of...
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along the ground,
rooting at intervals.
Globular cacti Cacti whose stems are even
smaller may be
described as
globular (or globose). They
consist of shorter...
- de
Fonvielle wrote that
there had been
about 150
reports of
globular lightning:
Globular lightning seems to be
particularly attracted to metals; thus...
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Messier 4 or M4 (also
known as NGC 6121 or the
Spider Globular Cluster) is a
globular cluster in the
constellation of Scorpius. It was
discovered by Philippe...
- The
Globular Amphora culture (GAC, German: Kugelamp****n-Kultur (KAK); c. 3400–2800 BC, is an
archaeological culture in
Central Europe.
Marija Gimbutas...
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Messier 2 or M2 (also
designated NGC 7089) is a
globular cluster in the
constellation Aquarius, five
degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered...
