The meaning of Circulation

noun

The transmission of programmes or information by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The state monopoly on broadcasting

verb

Transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The announcement was broadcast live

noun

The activity or business of sending out programmes on television or radio

Usage examples:

Huge amounts of money are spent on sports broadcasting., he is hoping to find a job in radio broadc…

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

Usage examples:

[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

Usage examples:

We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

noun

The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.

Usage examples:

The road adopts a tortuous course along the coast

verb

(of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.

Usage examples:

Tears were coursing down her cheeks

noun

The particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows

Usage examples:

A southern course will take our flight over texas., the ship was blown off course (= away from its …

noun

The spreading of something more widely.

Usage examples:

The rapid diffusion of ideas and technology

noun

(of gases and liquids) the process of spreading into a surrounding substance

noun

The process by which information, ideas, changes in behaviour, etc. spread through a group of people

Usage examples:

The research looks at factors influencing the diffusion of innovative products in consumer markets.

noun

The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely.

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The dissemination of public information

noun

The act of spreading news, information, ideas, etc. to a lot of people

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The dissemination of information, anything that stands in the way of the dissemination of knowledge…

noun

The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.

Usage examples:

The government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the c…

noun

The act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something

Usage examples:

The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms., a very substantial upward distribut…

noun

The process of transporting products from a manufacturer, storing them, and selling them to different stores and customers

Usage examples:

Control/handle the distribution we handle the distribution of the product in the us and mexico., in…

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

noun

The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Usage examples:

The flow of water into the pond

verb

(esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily

Usage examples:

Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it., lava from the volcano was flowing…

noun

The action of supplying or distributing something, especially for official purposes.

Usage examples:

Construction cannot be commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

noun

The action or process of moving or being moved.

Usage examples:

The laws of planetary motion

verb

Direct or command (someone) with a movement of the hand or head.

Usage examples:

He motioned dennis to a plush chair

noun

The act or process of moving, or a particular movement

Usage examples:

[ u ] his range of motion was exactly equal on both sides., [ c ] she moved her finger in a circula…

noun

An act of moving.

Usage examples:

A slight movement of the body

noun

The act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done

Usage examples:

[ c ] there has been a movement toward smaller families., the women’s movement works for better job…

noun

A change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market

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Movements in sth short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict., this stock market repo…

noun

The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb

Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.

Usage examples:

Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun

A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

noun

The process of spreading beliefs or ideas among a lot of people

Usage examples:

He defended the promulgation of alternative viewpoints., people should have a right to use the publ…

noun

The breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock.

Usage examples:

The propagation of plants by root cuttings

noun

The act of producing a new plant from a parent plant

Usage examples:

Students researched the propagation of plants at the city's botanical garden., we saw a demonstrati…

noun

The preparation and issuing of a book, journal, or piece of music for public sale.

Usage examples:

The publication of her first novel

noun

A book, magazine, newspaper, or document, or the act of making information or writing available, esp. in a printed form

Usage examples:

[ c ] his writing appears frequently in french, mexican, and canadian publications., [ u ] the publ…

noun

The act of making information, stories, or pictures available to people either in books, newspapers, magazines, etc. or online

Usage examples:

They secured a high court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement., the ca…

verb

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Usage examples:

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

noun

The fact or process of spreading over an area.

Usage examples:

Warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

noun

The extent, width, or area covered by something.

Usage examples:

The male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet

noun

The action or process of transmitting something, or the state of being transmitted.

Usage examples:

The transmission of the virus

noun

The act of sending or giving something

Usage examples:

[ u ] you can stop the transmission of some diseases by washing your hands often.

noun

The process of sending something, for example gas or electricity, from one place to another

Usage examples:

Large investments are currently required: perhaps $500m a year in electricity generation, and a sim…