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"CIRCLES" is a plural of: circle. |
Date "CIRCLES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called the centre. Circles are simple closed curves, dividing the plane into an interior and exterior. Sometimes the word circle is used to mean the interior, with the circle itself called the circumference. More usually, the circumference means the length of the circle, and the interior of the circle is called a disc.
In an x-y coordinate system, the circle with centre (x0,y0) and radius r is the set of all points (x,y) such that
If the circle is centered at the origin (0,0), then this formula can be simplified to
- (x - x0)2 + (y - y0)2 = r2.
A circle centered at the origin with radius 1 is called a unit circle.
- x2 + y2 = r2.
All circles are similar; as a consequence, a circle's circumference and radius are proportional, as are its area and the square of its radius. The constants of proportionality are 2&pi and π, respectively. In other words:
The formula for the area of a circle can be derived from the formula for the circumference and the formula for the area of a triangle, as follows. Imagine a regular hexagon (six-sided figure) divided into equal triangles, with their apices at the center of the hexagon. The area of the hexagon may be found by the formula for triangle area by adding up the lengths of all the triangle bases (on the exterior of the hexagon), multiplying by the height of the triangles (distance from the middle of the base to the center) and dividing by two. This is an approximation of the area of a circle. Then imagine the same exercise with an octagon (eight-sided figure), and the approximation is a little closer to the area of a circle. As a regular polygon with more and more sides is divided into triangles and the area calculated from this, the area becomes closer and closer to the area of a circle. In the limit, the sum of the bases approaches the circumference 2πr, and the triangles' height approaches the radius r. Multiplying the two and dividing by 2, we get the area π r².
- Length of a circle's circumference = 2 × π × radius
- Area of a circle = π × (radius)2
A line cutting a circle in two places is called a secant, and a line touching the circle in one place is called a tangent. The tangent lines are necessarily perpendicular to the radii, segments connecting the centre to a point on the circle, whose length matches the definition given above. The segment of a secant bound by the circle is called a chord, and the longest chords are those that pass through the centre, called diameters and divided into two radii. The part of a circle cut off by a chord is called a circle segment.
If only (part of) a circle is known, then the circle's center can be constructed as follows: take two chords, construct perpendicular lines on their midpoints, and find the intersection point of those lines.
A part of a circle bound by two radii is called an arc, and the ratio between the length of an arc and the radius defines the angle between the two radii in radians.
Every triangle gives rise to several circles: its circumcircle containing all three vertices, its incircle lying inside the circle and touching all three sides, the three excircles lying outside the triangle and touching one side and the extensions of the other two, and its nine point circle which contains various important points of the triangle. Thales' theorem states that if the three vertices of a triangle lie on a given circle with one side of the triangle being a diameter of the circle, then the angle opposite to that side is a right angle.
Given any three points which do not lie on a line, there exists precisely one circle containing those points (namely the circumcircle of the triangle defined by the points).
A circle is a kind of conic section, with eccentricity zero. In affine geometry all circles and ellipses become (affinely) isomorphic, and in projective geometry the other conic sections join them. In topology all simple closed curves are homeomorphic to circles, and the word circle is often applied to them as a result. The 3-dimensional analog of the circle is the sphere.
Squaring the circle refers to the (impossible) task of constructing, for a given circle, a square of equal area with ruler and compass alone. Tarski's circle-squaring problem, by contrast, is the task of dividing a given circle into finitely many pieces and reassembling those pieces to obtain a square of equal area. Assuming the axiom of choice, this is indeed possible.
Three-dimensional shapes whose cross-sections in some planes are circles include spheres, spheroids, cylinders, and cones.
See also:
- Isoperimetric theorem
- The Circle
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Circles is the latest video released by the comedian Eddie Izzard. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2002. The video includes Eddie performing a French version of his show with English subtitles.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Circle (movie)."
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Circles play a large part in Polish mythology. Most Slavic people worshipped in natural circles and groves; and it plays a large part in all kinds of magic. In all traditions, circles can be made of with lighted candles, drawing circles in the soil, or with natural objects and tools. They are used to surround evil or protect oneself from it.See also
- Polish mythology
- Matka Ziema
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Circularity | Phrase: "I watched the little circles die". |
Reasoning, | Beg the question, reason in a circle, reason in circles, assume the conclusion. |
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Screenplays | That's because we have been here before, we're going around in circles! (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) And normally when there's shootin white people aren't that cool, man. They either run around in circles, or scream (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson) From mine it's a generation that's circles the globe and searches something we haven't tried before (The Beach; writing credit: John Hodge) Oh, in certain rarified circles. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) Look at the circles under my eyes (The Wizard of Oz; writing credit: L. Frank Baum; Noel Langley) | |
Lyrics | Caught up in circles confusion (Time After Time; performing artist: Cyndi Lauper) I've been running round in circles in my mind (Can't Fight This Feeling; performing artist: REO Speedwagon) Round and round in circles live a life of solitude (Millennium; performing artist: Robbie Williams) But now we're going round in circles, (Say you'll be there; performing artist: Spice Girls) With the world turning circles running 'round my brain (King Of Pain; performing artist: The Police) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Vicious Circles (1997) Family Circles (1949) In Diplomatic Circles (1913) Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret (1995) A History of Crop Circles (1992) | |
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 | Center pivot irrigation systems created these circular patterns in crop land near Garden City, Kansas. The red circles indicate irrigated crops of healthy vegetation. The light-colored circles represent harvested crops.. Credit: NASA. |  | Various elements of our geographic framework including the equator, tropics, polar circles, and ecliptic. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | [Bloodletting: Statues of Venus & Adonis with circles illustrating puncture points] / P. Schumacher sc. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Cancer Runs In Certain Circles. : The fact is, over 85% of the people who suffer from mouth cancer are tobacco chewers. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | View of the ship from amidships to the stern, taken at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 8 March 1945. The city of Vallejo is in the background, with Pacific Gas & Electric Company fuel storage tanks at right. The ship has had her port aircraft catapult and starboard crane removed. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Note: men lined up in the hangar and well deck, probably for a meal; provisions stacked in crates on the after deck; "Classic Cleaners" delivery van and human activity on the pier. Credit: NAVY. |  | At the Mare Island Navy Yard, 30 August 1943, upon completion of overhaul and battle damage repairs. Note: SK-1 search radar and gunfire directors mounted atop her foremast and bridge; large false windows painted on her pilothouse, part of a camouflage scheme intended to make her look like a destroyer; Sailors pushing a cart full of battle helmets in the lower left; railway boxcars on the pier alongside the ship; lighter YF-280 in the left distance and crane vessel YD-98 at right. Circles mark recent alterations. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu circles while under high-level bombing attack by USAAF B-17 bombers from the Midway base, shortly after 8AM, 4 June 1942. This attack produced near misses, but no hits. Credit: NAVY. |  | In diplomatic circles. Mr. Tagg is fascinated by Washington society and decides to go into politics : he enjoys a vision of himself at the Court of Saint James. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Cosmological scene showing concentric circles depicting creation. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fort Benning machine gunners. He'll soon be an unpopular figure in Berlin and Tokyo circles. An American machine gunner finishing an intensive training course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Sky Circles 9" by Mike Mays Commentary: "Another bunch of skys." | "Light circles" by Vince Pataky Commentary: "Fucked up shot." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Frank A. Vanderlip | The conservative in financial circles I have often described as a man who thinks nothing new ought ever to be adopted for the first time. |
Mencius | The compass and square produce perfect circles and squares. By the sages, the human relations are perfectly exhibited. |
Philip Henery | Sins are like circles in the water when a stone is thrown into it; one produces another. When anger was in Cain's heart murder was not far away. |
Sign On a Sailboat | Green to green, red to red, all is well, go ahead. When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. |
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Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | After what it had calculated to ten significant decimal places as being the precise length of pause most likely to convey a general contempt for all things mattressy, the robot continued to walk round in tight circles. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | At her side, the water shaken in the bucket made circles that resembled serpents of white fire |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And he drew angles and made little circles. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | As they come under one horizon, they shout their warning to get off the track to the other, heard sometimes through the circles of two towns |
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Health | Dark circles under the eyes caused by increased blood flow near the sinuses (allergic shines). (references) | |
In rare cases, a surgeon implants an artificial sphincter, a doughnut-shaped sac that circles the urethra. (references) | ||
Business | It is always best to have an architect/engineer well known in Spanish professional circles support the work done by a company. (references) | |
However, it is widely acknowledged in business circles, both Chinese and foreign, that the OECD agreement has had little influence over the flow of soft loans to profit-making projects. (references) | ||
Resting solely on the argument of heightening professional performance, psychological services or even pragmatic seminars would be highly appealing to MNC and diplomatic circles which station long-term personnel in China. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Russia | Russian Orthodoxy is considered in conservative nationalist circles as the de facto official religion of the country. (references) |
Turkmenistan | It does not tolerate criticism of government policy or the President in academic circles, and it discourages research into areas it considers politically sensitive, such as comparative law, history, or ethnic relations. (references) | |
Discrimination | Burkina Faso | Minority ethnic groups, like the majority Mossi, are represented in the inner circles of the Government, and government decisions do not favor one group over another. (references) |
Economic History | India | The remaining 14 circles are vacant. (references) |
Sweden | Will this growth continue? This is a constant debate in many circles, as Sweden transitions itself from the old economy to the new. (references) | |
India | There are 22 private companies providing cellular services in 18 telecom circles and the four metro cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Calcutta). (references) | |
Human Rights | Swaziland | Human rights groups have spoken out on a number of occasions, criticizing the lack of accountability and transparency in government circles. (references) |
Spain | In previous years, criticism was heard in legal circles that some judges used "preventive custody" as a form of anticipatory sentencing; however, this practice rarely, if ever, was used during the year. (references) | |
Minorities | Russia | Many citizens believe that at least nominal adherence to the Russian Orthodox Church is at the heart of what it means to be Russian, and Russian Orthodoxy is considered in conservative nationalist circles as the de facto official religion of the country. (references) |
Political Economy | Ukraine | There is a broad understanding of these problems within Ukrainian official circles and a general consensus among reformers on the need to ensure that foreign investors are greeted with a more favorable legal and regulatory climate. (references) |
Political Rights | Suriname | While women have made limited gains in attaining political power in recent years, political circles remain under the influence of traditional male-dominated groups, and women are disadvantaged in seeking high public office. (references) |
Travel | Cyprus | English is widely spoken and understood, particularly in commercial and political circles. (references) |
Worker Rights | China | In 2000 the media gave unprecedented coverage to illegal child labor cases, fueling concerns in nongovernment circles that child labor was a bigger problem than acknowledged by the Government. (references) |
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Tim McGraw | Well, in some circles. You know, in some circles. But, you know, there's a lot of circles, you know, I can go in the ball parks and stuff and that's the first thing everybody wants to talk about. And that's fine with me. |
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| "CIRCLES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.42% of the time. "CIRCLES" is used about 1,545 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.42% | 1,536 | 5,328 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.58% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,545 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CIRCLES": Berry circles ♦ Berry's circles ♦ business circles ♦ Circles of longitude ♦ Druidical circles ♦ Fairy circles ♦ financial circles ♦ going around in circles ♦ Horary circles ♦ in circles ♦ Management Quality Circles ♦ parallel circles of a sphere ♦ polar circles ♦ political circles ♦ professional circles ♦ radical axis of two circles ♦ reason in circles ♦ rings or circles ♦ run in circles ♦ scientific circles ♦ talk in circles ♦ The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire ♦ the fashionable circles ♦ whirl round in circles ♦ yachting circles. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "CIRCLES": half-circles, semi-circles. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CIRCLES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | مصادر وثيقة (well-informed circles), الأوساط السياسية (political circles), دائرة معارف ثقة (well-informed circles). (various references) | |
Chinese | 界 (boundary, domestic animal, domesticated animal, livestock, to raise). (various references) | |
Czech | kroužit (circle, cycle, gyrate, ring, wheel, whirl, whirl round in circles), finanèní kruhy (financial circles). (various references) | |
Danish | videnskabskredse (scientific circles, scientists), organisationer,som repraesenterer brede kredse af unge mennesker,der arbejder,er i laere eller er under uddannelse (organizations which represent wide circles of young people working, training or undergoing education), oekonomiske beslutningstageres dispositioner (expectations in business circles), oekonomiske beslutningstagere (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, transactors), forskerkredse (scientific circles, scientists), erhvervskredse (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, socio-professional circles, transactors), Berry's cirkler (Berry circles, Berry's circles). (various references) | |
Dutch | wetenschapsmensen (scientific circles, scientists), vooruitzichten van het bedrijfsleven (expectations in business circles), organisaties die brede kringen van werkende, in opleiding zijnde of studerende jongeren vertegenwoordigen (organizations which represent wide circles of young people working, training or undergoing education), maatschappelijke groeperingen (socio-professional circles), economische subjecten (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, traders, transactors). (various references) | |
Finnish | yliopistopiirit (academic circles), kiertää Maata (circles the Earth), hienoissa piireissä (in elegant circles). (various references) | |
French | cercles de Berry (Berry circles, Berry's circles), sources bien informées (well-informed circles), opérateurs scientifiques (scientific circles), opérateur économique (business circles), milieux scientifiques (scientific circles), milieux politiques (political circles), milieux financiers (financial circles), milieu socio-professionnel (socio-professional circles), les organisations représentatives de larges groupes de jeunes que travaillent, qui reçoivent une formation professionnelle ou qui font leurs études (organizations which represent wide circles of young people working), diamètres d'encombrement en virage (turning clearance circles), diamètres de braquage (turning circles), anticipations des agents economiques (expectations in business circles), agent économique (business circles). (various references) | |
German | Kreise. (various references) | |
Greek | κύκλοι του BERRY (Berry circles, Berry's circles), προβλέψεις των οικονομικών παραγόντων (expectations in business circles), επιστημονικοί παράγοντες (scientific circles, scientists), οικονομικοί παράγοντες (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, traders, transactors), οικονομικοί φορείς (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, transactors), δεν κάνω πρόοδο (go round in circles). (various references) | |
Hungarian | jól informált helyen (in well-informed circles), jól értesült körök (well-informed circles), üzleti körök (business circles), örvénylik (to eddy, to swirl, to whirl, whirl round in circles). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kalangan atas (business, etc, upper circles of society), jangka (compass for describing circles, etc). (various references) | |
Italian | cerchi. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 画壇 (artists' world, painting circles), 文壇 (literary circles, literary world). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほうそうかい (legal circles), てんじょう (accompanying, ceiling, ceiling price, escorting, heaven and earth, palace circles, palace floor, the court, the heavens), じゅがっかい (Confucian circles), じつぎょうかい (business circles, business world), けいざいかい (economic world, financial circles), げいえん (artistic and literary circles), げいりん (artistic and literary circles), こうさいしゃかい (social circles, society), いんのないがい (legislative circles), かだん (decisive, drastic, flower bed, lowercolumn, lowest tier, poetry circles, resolute), かんりん (literary circles), かんぺん (government or official circles, official quarters), かっかい (each field, each time, the world of Sumo, various circles), ちょうこくかい (sculpture circles), ほうえん (beautiful, fascinating, gunsmoke, smoke of cannon, square and round shapes, squares and circles, voluptuous), がだん (artists' world, discussions on art and painting, painting circles), どうどうめぐり (going around in circles), どうどうまわり (circle a temple, go round in circles, roll-call vote), どうしんえん (concentric circles), ぶんだん (branch, chapter, dividing into parts, literary circles, literary world), ぶんがくかい (literary circles, the literary world), しだん (attack, blame, criticism, disdain, division, historical story, poetic circles, rejection, world of poetry), くもい (court circles or palace, sky, the Imperial Court), きんゆうかい (financial circles, the financial community), ぐんぶ (army circles, counties, dancing in groups, military authorities, rural districts), きょういくかい (education world or circles), しょうそくすじ (informed circles), きかい (chance, instrument, machine, mechanism, mysterious, opportunity, outrageous, shogi circles, strange, the goworld, weird, wonderful), かくかい (each field, each floor, each time, the world of Sumo, various circles). (various references) | |
Manx | kiarkil (circle), carkil. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | irclescay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | círculos de Berry (Berry circles, Berry's circles), operadores económicos (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, traders, transactors), operadores científicos (scientific circles, scientists), meios socioprofissionais (socio-professional circles), expectativas dos agentes económicos (expectations in business circles), antecipações dos agentes económicos (expectations in business circles), andante em círculos (going around in circles), agentes económicos (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, transactors). (various references) | |
Romanian | cerc (band, circle, class, compass, coterie, district, extent, hoop, range, rim, ring, round, set, sphere, zone), împrejurãri (condition, medium). (various references) | |
Russian | закружиться (whirl round in circles), правящий круг (ruling circles), правящие круги (ruling circles). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kovitlati se u krug (whirl round in circles). (various references) | |
Spanish | científicos (scientific circles, scientists), círculos bien informados (well-informed circles), que va por los círculos (going around in circles), previsiones de los agentes economicos (expectations in business circles), organizaciones representativas de amplios sectores de la juventud dedicada al trabajo, a la formación o al estudio (organizations which represent wide circles of young people working, training or undergoing education), operadores económicos (business circles, economic agents, persons involved in business activity, traders, transactors), operadores científicos (scientific circles, scientists), medios socioprofesionales (socio-professional circles), agentes económicos (business circles, economic agent, economic agents, economic entity, economic group, economic unit, persons involved in business activity, transactors). (various references) | |
Swedish | cirklar. (various references) | |
Turkish | boşuna uğraşmak (bay the moon, beat the air, run in circles, talk in circles), boşa kürek çekmek (run in circles, talk in circles). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 44, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tektwn xulon esthsen auto en metrw kai en kollh erruqmisen auto epoihsen auto wV morfhn androV kai wV wraiothta anqrwpou sthsai auto en oikw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Artifex lignarius extendit normam formavit illud in runcina fecit illud in angularibus et in circino tornavit illud et fecit imaginem viri quasi speciosum hominem habitantem in domo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The crafti man tree werkere strayte out the reule, and foormede it in a grauyng iren; he maade it in corneres, and in a cumpas turnede it abouten; and made an ymage of a man, as a fair man wonende in hous. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house. |
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| Language | Isaiah Chapter 44, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Ang panday sa kahoy nagapahaluna sa usa ka pitik; ginabadlisan niya kini sa usa ka lapis; ginahinloan niya kini sa mga cepilla, ug ginabadlisan niya kini sa compas, ug gihitsuraan niya kini sama sa dagway sa usa ka tawo, sumala sa kaanyag sa usa ka tawo, aron magpuyo sa sulod sa usa ka balay. |
| Chinese | 木 匠 拉 線 、 用 筆 劃 出 樣 子 ． 用 鉋 子 鉋 成 形 狀 、 用 圓 尺 劃 了 模 樣 、 仿 照 人 的 體 態 、 作 成 人 形 、 好 住 在 房 屋 中 。 |
| Croatian | Drvodjelja uzima mjeru, pisaljkom lik ocrta, ostruže ga dlijetom, šestarom ga zaokruži i izdjelja ga po uzoru na lik ljudski, kao lijepo ljudsko oblièje, da stoji u hramu. |
| Danish | Så fælder ban Træer, udspænder Målesnoren, tegner Billedet med Gravstikken, skærer det ud med Kniven og sætter det af med Cirkelen; han laver det efter en Mands Skikkelse, efter menneskelig Skønhed, til at stå i et Hus. |
| Dutch | De timmerman trekt het richtsnoer uit, hij tekent het af met den draad, hij maakt het effen met de schaven, en tekent het met den passer, en maakt het naar de beeltenis eens mans, naar de schoonheid van een mens, dat het in het huis blijve. |
| Finnish | Puuseppä jännittää mittanuoran, kaavailee piirtimellä, vuolee kovertimella, mittailee harpilla ja tekee miehen kuvan, inhimillisen kauneuden mukaan, huoneeseen asumaan. |
| French | Le charpentier étend le cordeau, Fait un tracé au crayon, Façonne le bois avec un couteau, Et marque ses dimensions avec le compas; Et il produit une figure d`homme, Une belle forme humaine, Pour qu`elle habite dans une maison. |
| German | Der andere zimmert Holz, und mißt es mit der Schnur und zeichnet's mit Rötelstein und behaut es und zirkelt's ab und macht's ein Mannsbild, wie einen schönen Menschen, der im Hause wohne. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tukang kayu mengukur kayu. Ia menggambar bagan dengan kapur, mengukirnya dengan alat-alatnya dan menjadikannya patung manusia yang tampan, lalu menempatkannya di dalam rumahnya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun tukang kayu itu meregangkan benang arang, dan mereka dengan cungkil, dan dikerjakannya dengan pahat dan direncanakannya dengan jangka, diperbuatnya atas teladan orang laki-laki, seturut rupa manusia yang elok, akan tinggal tetap di dalam rumah. |
| Italian | Il falegname stende il regolo, disegna l'immagine con il gesso; la lavora con scalpelli, misura con il compasso, riproducendo una forma umana, una bella figura d'uomo da mettere in un tempio. |
| Maori | Ko te kamura, whakamarokia mai ana e ia te aho, tuhia iho e ia ki te pene, mahia ana e ia ki te waru; tohungia ana e ia ki te kapehu, mahia ana e ia kia rite ki te ahua o te tangata, ki te ataahua ano o te tangata; hei mea mo roto i te whare. |
| Norwegian | Treskjæreren spenner ut en målesnor, risser av med en stift, arbeider treet med en kniv og risser av med passer, og han lager det til som billedet av en mann, som en prektig menneskeskikkelse, til å bo i et hus. |
| Portuguese | O carpinteiro estende a régua sobre um pau, e com lápis esboça um deus; dá-lhe forma com o cepilho; torna a esboçá-lo com o compasso; finalmente dá-lhe forma à semelhança dum homem, segundo a beleza dum homem, para habitar numa casa. |
| Rumanian | Lemnarul kntinde sfoara, face o trqsqturq cu creionul, fqyuiewte lemnul cu o rkndea, wi -i knseamnq mqrimea cu compasul; face un chip de om, un frumos chip omenesc, ca sq locuiascq kntr`o casq. |
| Spanish | El carpintero tiende la regla, hace el trazo con un marcador, labra con la gubia, traza con el compás y le da forma de hombre y de belleza humana, para colocarlo en una casa. |
| Swedish | Träsnidaren spänner ut sitt mätsnöre och gör märken på trästycket med sitt ritstift, han arbetar därpå med sina eggjärn och märker ut det med passaren; och han gör så därav en mansbild, en prydlig människogestalt, som får bo i ett hus. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "CIRCLES": circumcircles, encircles, recircles, semicircles. (additional references) | |
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"CIRCLES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cerces, Circaea, circlips, circly, circule, Cirscale, cyrcle, Scricle, siecles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CIRCLES" (pronounced ser"kulz) |
| 4 | -k u l z | agrochemicals, ankles, articles, barnacles, bicycles, bifocals, biologicals, buckles, chemicals, chronicles, chuckles, crackles, cubicles, cycles, cyclicals, debacles, encyclicals, evangelicals, follicles, freckles, grackles, hackles, honeysuckles, icicles, knuckles, locals, mickles, miracles, motorcycles, musicals, nickels, Nickles, nicols, obstacles, oracles, ossicles, particles, periodicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, radicals, rankles, rascals, receptacles, recycles, runkles, shackles, shekels, sickles, sparkles, spectacles, sprinkles, stickles, tackles, Technicals, tentacles, testicles, tickles, trickles, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, vehicles, vocals, winkles, wrinkles. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, ambles, angels, angles, animals, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bindles, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chisels, chorals, chortles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, counterproposals, couples, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cudgels, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, fossils, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, officials, ogles, oodles, Orientals, originals, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, raffles, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shambles, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, specials, spirals, spirituals, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tangibles, tangles, taxables, temples, terminals, testimonials, thistles, throttles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: clerics. | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-l-r-s" | |
-1 letter: cercis, circle, cleric, relics, slicer. | |
-2 letters: ceils, cerci, ceric, cires, cries, liers, relic, rices, riels, riles, slice, slier. | |
-3 letters: ceil, cels, cire, cris, ices, ires, isle, leis, lice, lier, lies, lire, recs, reis, rice, riel, rile, rise, sice, sire. | |
-4 letters: cel, cis, els, ers, ice, ire, lei, lie, lis, rec, rei, res, sec, sei. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-l-r-s" | |
+1 letter: circlers, circlets, clickers, cresylic. | |
+2 letters: bicyclers, celeriacs, clericals, clinchers, cornicles, crucibles, curlicues, curricles, cycleries, electrics, encircles, licencers, licorices, recircles, schlieric, sclerotic, tricycles. | |
+3 letters: acclaimers, chronicles, circulates, crackliest, crescively, crocodiles, microluces, microscale, pericycles, reconciles, sclerotics, semicircle. | |
+4 letters: accessorial, calciferols, calciferous, cholesteric, chroniclers, churchliest, circularise, clericalism, clericalist, cliometrics, commercials, cuckoldries, cycloserine, dielectrics, electronics, isoelectric, microclines, microscales, reciprocals, reconcilers, semicircles, varicoceles. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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