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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Circulate \Cir"cu*late\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Circulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circulating}.] [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, verb (used with an object), to surround, make round, circulari, verb (used without an object), to gather into a circle. See {Circle}.]
1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. --Boyle.
2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.
{Circulating decimal}. See {Decimal}.
{Circulating library}, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.
{Circulating medium}. See {Medium}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
circulating \circulating\ adjective
1. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point; as, steam circulating through the pipes; the circulating thyroid hormones. [WordNet 1.5]
2. passing from one to another. [prenominal] [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
circulating
adjective: passing from one to another; "circulating bills and coins" [syn: {circulating(a)}]
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