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# circulation

noun (circulation, uncountable; a circulation of a newspaper)

«circulation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Circulation is the movement of blood around your body, pumped by the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#m1)
2. Circulation is movement of air or water around a place: «good air circulation». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#m2)
3. Circulation is the passing of something from person to person: «coins in circulation». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#m3)
4. The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is how many copies are sold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the human body pupils learn about the heart, blood vessels and the circulatory system; exercise is good for circulation. In everyday life cold fingers can mean poor circulation. In money and news, «in circulation» means being used or passed around. Phrases: in circulation, out of circulation, blood circulation.

### Examples

- Exercise is good for your circulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x1)
- The heart pumps blood for circulation around the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x2)
- Open the window for better air circulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x3)
- These old coins are no longer in circulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x4)
- The newspaper has a circulation of fifty thousand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x5)
- My toes went numb because of poor circulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x6)
- Nevertheless, it is told upon the plantations with great gusto, and there are several versions in circulation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/#x7)

### Note

Adjective «circulatory» (the circulatory system). Verb «circulate». In maths and news, «circulation» is a number of copies, not a circle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «circulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/circulation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«circulation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/circulation.html) on Mova free.