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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. Conglobulate
Conglobulate Con*glob"u*late, v. i. [Pref. con- + globule.]
To gather into a small round mass.
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.
Interlobular
Interlobular In`ter*lob"u*lar, a. [Pref. inter- + lobular: cf.
F. interlobulaire.] (Anat.)
Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal
vein.
Intralobular
Intralobular In`tra*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic
veins.
Lobular
Lobular Lob"u*lar, a. [Cf. F. lobulaire.]
Like a lobule; pertaining to a lobule or lobules.
lobular pneumoniaPneumonia Pneu*mo"ni*a (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also,
pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. Pneumatio,
Pulmonary.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the lungs.
Note:
Catarrhal pneumonia, or Broncho-pneumonia, is
inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh
and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial
membranes, often chronic; -- also called lobular
pneumonia, from its affecting single lobules at a time.
Croupous pneumonia, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute
affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high
fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called
lobar pneumonia, from its affecting a whole lobe of the
lung at once. See under Croupous.
Fibroid pneumonia is an inflammation of the interstitial
connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs,
and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and
atrophy of the lungs. Lobulate
Lobulate Lob"u*late, Lobulated Lob"u*la`ted, a.
Made up of, or divided into, lobules; as, a lobulated gland.
Lobulated
Lobulate Lob"u*late, Lobulated Lob"u*la`ted, a.
Made up of, or divided into, lobules; as, a lobulated gland.
Subglobular
Subglobular Sub*glob"u*lar, a.
Nearly globular.
Sublobular
Sublobular Sub*lob"u*lar, a. (Anat.)
Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.
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