CIRCULATION


Meaning of CIRCULATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsər-kyə-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1535

1. : orderly movement through a circuit ; especially : the movement of blood through the vessels of the body induced by the pumping action of the heart

2. : flow

3.

a. : passage or transmission from person to person or place to place ; especially : the interchange of currency

coins in circulation

b. : the extent of dissemination: as

(1) : the average number of copies of a publication sold over a given period

(2) : the total number of items borrowed from a library

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.