1 the movement of blood around the body:
Regular exercise will improve blood circulation. * to have good / bad circulation
2 [U] the passing or spreading of sth from one person or place to another:
the circulation of money / information / ideas * A number of forged tickets are in circulation. * The coins were taken out of circulation. * Copies of the magazine were withdrawn from circulation. * putting computer viruses into circulation
3 [U] the fact that sb takes part in social activities at a particular time:
Anne has been ill but now she's back in circulation. * I was out of circulation for months after the baby was born.
4 [C,usually sing.] the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each day, week, etc:
a daily circulation of more than one million
5 [U,C] the movement of sth (for example air, water, gas, etc.) around an area or inside a system or machine:
Poor air circulation can cause condensation.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is circulation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, circulation is tagged as noun.
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