| circuit | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ bridge circuit, bridge | a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected. |
| ~ bridged-t | a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits. |
| ~ capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser, capacitance | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge. |
| ~ choke, choke coil, choking coil | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current. |
| ~ closed circuit, loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates. |
| ~ computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer. |
| ~ delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor). |
| ~ feedback circuit, feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system. |
| ~ flip-flop | an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states. |
| ~ clipper, limiter | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform).; "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion" |
| ~ data link, link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data. |
| ~ open circuit | an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows. |
| ~ pulse timing circuit | a circuit that times pulses. |
| ~ electrical relay, relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit. |
| ~ resistor, resistance | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current. |
| ~ resonant circuit, resonator | an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude. |
| ~ series circuit | a circuit having its parts connected serially. |
| ~ short circuit, short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference. |
| ~ electrical shunt, shunt, bypass | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current. |
| ~ squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher | an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise. |
| ~ tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit. |
| ~ t-network | a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them. |
| ~ electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope. |
| ~ wiring | a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity. |
| n. (act) | 2. circuit, tour | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area.; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" |
| ~ walkabout | a walking trip or tour. |
| ~ journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ grand tour | a sightseeing tour of a building or institution. |
| ~ grand tour | an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education. |
| ~ itineration | journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour. |
| ~ package holiday, package tour | a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price. |
| ~ pub crawl | a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop). |
| ~ whistle-stop tour | a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited.; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours" |
| n. (location) | 3. circuit | an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to.; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| n. (location) | 4. circuit, circumference | the boundary line encompassing an area or object.; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" |
| ~ border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete | a line that indicates a boundary. |
| n. (group) | 5. circuit | (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals. |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. circuit, racing circuit | a racetrack for automobile races. |
| ~ racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track | a course over which races are run. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (act) | 7. circle, circuit, lap | movement once around a course.; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ pace lap | the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start. |
| ~ lap of honour, victory lap | a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory. |
| v. (motion) | 8. circuit | make a circuit.; "They were circuiting about the state" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| circulation | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. circulation | the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines). |
| ~ airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. circulation | movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels. |
| ~ organic phenomenon | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals. |
| ~ blood pressure | the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health.; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure" |
| ~ systemic circulation | circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs. |
| ~ pulmonary circulation | circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs. |
| ~ vitelline circulation | circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. circulation | (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period. |
| ~ library science | the study of the principles and practices of library administration. |
| ~ count | the total number counted.; "a blood count" |
| n. (quantity) | 4. circulation | number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold.; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising" |
| ~ count | the total number counted.; "a blood count" |
| n. (event) | 5. circulation | free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant).; "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| n. (act) | 6. circulation | the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area. |
| ~ spreading, spread | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time. |
| ~ recirculation | circulation again. |
| round | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. one shot, round, unit of ammunition | a charge of ammunition for a single shot. |
| ~ ammo, ammunition | projectiles to be fired from a gun. |
| n. (time) | 2. cycle, rhythm, round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ phase angle, phase | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle. |
| n. (location) | 3. beat, round | a regular route for a sentry or policeman.; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| n. (act) | 4. round | (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order).; "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" |
| ~ call | a visit in an official or professional capacity.; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| n. (act) | 5. round, round of golf | the activity of playing 18 holes of golf.; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| n. (act) | 6. daily round, round | the usual activities in your day.; "the doctor made his rounds" |
| ~ habitude | habitual mode of behavior. |
| n. (time) | 7. bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ top of the inning, top | the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat.; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
| ~ bottom of the inning, bottom | the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (object) | 8. round | the course along which communications spread.; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" |
| ~ track, path, course | a line or route along which something travels or moves.; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" |
| n. (food) | 9. round, round of drinks | a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic).; "he ordered a second round" |
| ~ helping, serving, portion | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| n. (food) | 10. round | a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg. |
| ~ cut of beef | cut of meat from beef cattle. |
| ~ round steak | a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank. |
| n. (communication) | 11. round, troll | a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time.; "they enjoyed singing rounds" |
| ~ partsong | a song with two or more voice parts. |
| n. (communication) | 12. round | an outburst of applause.; "there was a round of applause" |
| ~ applause, clapping, hand clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. round, rung, stave | a crosspiece between the legs of a chair. |
| ~ crosspiece | a transverse brace. |
| ~ folding chair | a chair that can be folded flat for storage. |
| ~ feeding chair, highchair | a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray. |
| ~ rocking chair, rocker | a chair mounted on rockers. |
| ~ side chair, straight chair | a straight-backed chair without arms. |
| n. (artifact) | 14. circle, round | any circular or rotating mechanism.; "the machine punched out metal circles" |
| ~ disk, disc | a flat circular plate. |
| ~ rotating mechanism | a mechanism that rotates. |
| v. (motion) | 15. round | wind around; move along a circular course.; "round the bend" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (change) | 16. round, round off, round out | make round.; "round the edges" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ purse | contract one's lips into a rounded shape. |
| v. (communication) | 17. labialise, labialize, round | pronounce with rounded lips. |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| v. (communication) | 18. assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout | use foul or abusive language towards.; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" |
| ~ claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse. |
| ~ rip | criticize or abuse strongly and violently.; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" |
| ~ whang | attack forcefully.; "whang away at the school reform plan" |
| ~ barrage, bombard | address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" |
| ~ scald, blister, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ rubbish | attack strongly. |
| v. (change) | 19. brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off | bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.; "polish your social manners" |
| ~ perfect, hone | make perfect or complete.; "perfect your French in Paris!" |
| v. (change) | 20. round, round down, round off, round out | express as a round number.; "round off the amount" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (body) | 21. fill out, flesh out, round | become round, plump, or shapely.; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
| ~ gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| adj. | 22. circular, round | having a circular shape. |
| ~ apple-shaped | having the general shape of an apple. |
| ~ ball-shaped, globose, globular, spheric, global, orbicular, spherical | having the shape of a sphere or ball.; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests" |
| ~ barrel-shaped | having the general shape of a barrel. |
| ~ bulb-shaped, bulblike, bulbous | shaped like a bulb. |
| ~ capitate | being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip. |
| ~ coccoid | spherical; like a coccus.; "a coccoid microorganism" |
| ~ cumuliform | shaped like a cumulus cloud. |
| ~ disc-shaped, disclike, discoid, discoidal, disk-shaped, disklike | having a flat circular shape. |
| ~ goblet-shaped | resembling the shape of a goblet. |
| ~ moon-round, moonlike | resembling the moon in shape. |
| ~ nutlike | resembling a nut in shape and size. |
| ~ pancake-like | resembling a pancake in shape. |
| ~ pear-shaped | having a round shape tapered at one end. |
| ~ pinwheel-shaped | having the round shape of a pinwheel. |
| ~ ringlike | having the shape of a ring. |
| ~ roundish | somewhat round in appearance or form. |
| ~ wheel-like | round like a wheel. |
| ~ rounded | curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged.; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
| adj. | 23. orotund, pear-shaped, rotund, round | (of sounds) full and rich.; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" |
| ~ full | (of sound) having marked deepness and body.; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
| adj. | 24. round | (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand.; "in round numbers" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ inexact | not exact. |
| adv. | 25. around, round | from beginning to end; throughout.; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" |
| encircle | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. circle, encircle | form a circle around.; "encircle the errors" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (contact) | 2. encircle, gird | bind with something round or circular. |
| ~ hoop | bind or fasten with a hoop.; "hoop vats" |
| ~ bind | make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope.; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
| surround | | |
| n. (location) | 1. environment, environs, surround, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience | the atmosphere of an environment. |
| ~ medium | the surrounding environment.; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
| ~ setting, scene | the context and environment in which something is set.; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| ~ element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal.; "water is the element of fishes" |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ habitat, home ground | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" |
| ~ melting pot | an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated. |
| ~ parts | the local environment.; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
| v. (contact) | 2. border, environ, ring, skirt, surround | extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.; "The forest surrounds my property" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ fringe | decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe.; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" |
| ~ gird, girdle | put a girdle on or around.; "gird your loins" |
| ~ cloister | surround with a cloister.; "cloister the garden" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| ~ hem in | surround in a restrictive manner.; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" |
| ~ cloister | surround with a cloister, as of a garden. |
| v. (contact) | 3. smother, surround | envelop completely.; "smother the meat in gravy" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (competition) | 4. beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround | surround so as to force to give up.; "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ seal off, blockade | impose a blockade on. |
| ~ ebb | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. |
| v. (competition) | 5. fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall | surround with a wall in order to fortify. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| ~ stockade | surround with a stockade in order to fortify. |
| ~ circumvallate | surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification. |
| go around | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. go around | be sufficient.; "There's not enough to go around" |
| ~ suffice, answer, do, serve | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" |
| v. (communication) | 2. circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute, propagate | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 3. go around, outflank | go around the flank of (an opposing army). |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 4. go around, revolve, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ drive in, screw | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.; "drive in screws or bolts" |
| ~ screw | turn like a screw. |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ wheel, wheel around | change directions as if revolving on a pivot.; "They wheeled their horses around and left" |
| ~ spin, spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| ~ turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit | avoid something unpleasant or laborious.; "You cannot bypass these rules!" |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| orbit | | |
| n. (location) | 1. celestial orbit, orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" |
| ~ apoapsis, point of apoapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited. |
| ~ geosynchronous orbit | a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours. |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| ~ periapsis, point of periapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited. |
| n. (state) | 2. area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ distaff | the sphere of work by women. |
| ~ front | a sphere of activity involving effort.; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" |
| ~ kingdom, realm, land | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ lap | an area of control or responsibility.; "the job fell right in my lap" |
| ~ political arena, political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity. |
| ~ preserve | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" |
| ~ province, responsibility | the proper sphere or extent of your activities.; "it was his province to take care of himself" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| n. (location) | 4. electron orbit, orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom. |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| n. (body) | 5. cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. |
| ~ bodily cavity, cavum, cavity | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body. |
| ~ lacrimal bone | small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts. |
| ~ skull | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. |
| v. (motion) | 6. orb, orbit, revolve | move in an orbit.; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" |
| ~ retrograde | move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies. |
| ~ circle, circulate | move in circles. |
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