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Meaning of "circuity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUITY

circuity  [səˈkjuːɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circuity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIRCUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of circuity in the English dictionary

The definition of circuity in the dictionary is a roundabout or devious quality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUITY


acuity
əˈkjuːɪtɪ
ambiguity
ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
annuity
əˈnjuːɪtɪ
assiduity
ˌæsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ
conspicuity
ˌkɒnspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
contiguity
kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
continuity
ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
discontinuity
dɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
fatuity
fəˈtjuːɪtɪ
fortuity
fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ
gratuity
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtɪ
hyperacuity
ˌhaɪpərəˈkjuːɪtɪ
ingenuity
ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
innocuity
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
innocuousness
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
perpetuity
ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ
perspicuity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
promiscuity
ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ
stereoacuity
ˌstɛrɪəʊæˈkjuːɪtɪ
vacuity
væˈkjuːɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUITY

circuit
circuit binding
circuit board
circuit breaker
circuit court
circuit judge
circuit rider
circuit training
circuital
circuiteer
circuities
circuitous
circuitously
circuitousness
circuitry
circulable
circular
circular breathing
circular function
circular measure

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUITY

antiquity
biscuity
congruity
deferred annuity
employment equity
equity
fruity
immediate annuity
in perpetuity
incongruity
inequity
iniquity
life annuity
negative equity
obliquity
private equity
propinquity
superfluity
tenuity
ubiquity

Synonyms and antonyms of circuity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circuity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUITY

Find out the translation of circuity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circuity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circuity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迂曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circuity
570 millions of speakers

English

circuity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

circuity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

circuity
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

circuity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circuity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

circuity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circuity
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sirkus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

circuity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

迂遠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

circuity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Circuity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

circuity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றிச் செல்லும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्किटिटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devrelerinin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circuity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

circuity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

circuity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circuity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύκλωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

circuity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

circuity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

circuity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circuity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUITY»

The term «circuity» is normally little used and occupies the 118.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «circuity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «circuity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circuity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUITY»

Discover the use of circuity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circuity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transportation: A Geographical Analysis
Degree of circuity = accessibility in their study of transport expansion in Africa. The measure was simply the total length of the rail system divided by the total area. For a region as a whole, this is generally a poor measure of accessibility since it ...
William Richard Black, 2003
2
Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flows and the ...
By adding up all squared values and by dividing the total by the number of vertices we get a number indicating the degree of circuity of the transportation network relative to the given vortex. An over-all value of the network can also be ...
Yash Aggarwal, 1986
3
ECMT Round Tables Managing Commuters' Behaviour A New Role ...
Fricker estimated an average circuity factor of 1.071 for carpooling. That is, a commuter would drive 7.1 per cent farther to work if carpooling than if solo driving . Because the trip distances for each solo driver and carpooler were available for  ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2002
4
The Evolution of the Airline Industry
because travelers prefer on-line to interline connections.17 And despite the occasional apparent circuity of routing required by the hub-and-spoke system, excess air mileage has increased only about 1 percentage point (figure 2-10)."i Thus ...
Steven Morrison, Clifford Winston
5
The Current and Future Savings of Energy Attributable to ...
The circuity factors shown in the last column in Table l, l3J which are based on current travel patterns, show that rail travel in the Northeast Corridor is relatively direct, while rail travel nationwide is relatively circuitous. Auto and bus have similar ...
‎1979
6
Report of the Hundred and Twenty First Round Table on ...
Because the trip distances for each solo driver and carpooler were available for Case Study 1, we can estimate the circuity factor for commuters who travel from the same zip code. The estimated circuity factor is 1.035, which means that a ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Economic Research Centre, 2002
7
Description and technical documentation of the PICADAD file
CORRECTION FOR CIRCUITY Since the distance calculation method which has been presented produces straight-line distances, circuity factors must be introduced for the computation of other than airline distances. That is, actual highway ...
James R. Clark, United States. Bureau of the Census, 1978
8
Analysis of the effects of cost-of-service transportation ...
00860 19,641.332 -02200 .01065 1.575 Adjustments with circuity REGION VII— GRAIN 30.86035 .00972 TM~ .01203 " Type of equipment and adjustment: Boxcar, general service 15.31047 .01067 7,463.086 .43700 .01281 2.706 Car ...
L. D. Schnake, John R. Franzmann, 1973
9
The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. [1572-1617]: In English, ...
Courts, Sir Edward Coke, Edward Bulstrode, J. G.. Chancery. Circuity of AtTton. Clerht; Claim. Clergy. Coins. College. Colour. Collusion and Covin. Gollujun. Of Emblcments, and what Person shall have them in Life-time, or after Death. See Tit.
Great Britain. Courts, Sir Edward Coke, Edward Bulstrode, 1727
10
The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt. [1572-1617]: In ...
Where an assize adjourned out of the county for difficulty, ortsV. shall not be remanded, to avoid circuity of of action. See tit. Adjournment. Where a gaoler, or isfc. may retake a prisoner who was in execution, and escaped, to avoid circuity of ...
Sir Edward Coke, George Wilson, 1777

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term circuity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Attorney: Judge Rules All Evidence In-Play in Midtown Connector …
... property is servicing 18-wheelers and towing 18-wheelers even, and so it's vital for the circuity and the ability the maneuver those vehicles on ... «WSET, Jul 15»
2
Concord students have a sharp idea for hospital safety
Designing and building the system in regular after-school sessions was a big enough task, requiring a mass of circuity and computer ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
3
Slow West: 'Working with Michael Fassbender was like being in a …
In an appropriate piece of circuity, Slow West will screen at his old workplace later this month. “I was hoping it would be at the Cameo,” he grins, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
TOM SYKES SETS NEW WORLD SUPERBIKE LAP RECORD AT …
Tom Sykes, determined to reaffirm his leadership role at Kawasaki, rode his ZX10-R to a new lap record at Misano World Circuity on Satutrday, ... «Cycleworld, Jun 15»
5
Mercuria v Citi – High Court Rules On Qingdao Warehouse …
... BFE notices, but Mercuria would have a defence by way of circuity of action as a result of Citi's failure to transfer tittle to the metal to Mercuria.). «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
6
Repo transactions – implications for traders and financing banks …
However, that claim failed on the basis of circuity, in that upon receiving payment of the price, Citi would be obliged to deliver the metals to ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
7
A Look Under the Hood of the Oculus Rift Revealed in New Photos
... the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit by putting the entirety of its design, from the shell to the circuity to the firmware, online for anyone to use. «Road to VR, Jun 15»
8
New brain study sheds light on how best to teach reading
When the subjects recalled the words they had learned by sounding them out, they activated circuity in the brain's left hemisphere commonly ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
9
Qingdao: judgment in Mercuria v Citigroup in London's Commercial …
Accordingly, Mercuria had a "circuity of action" defence. This meant that unless Citi could show that it could give good delivery, Mercuria would ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
10
Scientists are Growing Tiny Cerebral Cortexes in Petri Dishes
... be able to have his or her cortex grown in a lab, thin sectioned, and analyzed in order to determine where the neural circuity has gone awry. «Gizmodo India, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Circuity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/circuity>. May 2024 ».
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