Circularis

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by forming or relating to a circle or round shape; pertaining to a document or statement intended for widespread distribution; describing reasoning or arguments that return to the original point without proving it
2. Having the quality of being round or ring-shaped; used to describe written material meant to be shared among a group; involving logical processes that go around in a loop without external support
3. Denoting something shaped like a circle or ring; referring to information or notices designed for broad circulation; embodying a reasoning style that assumes its conclusion within its premises without external validation

Etymology: "Circularis" is a Late Latin adjective meaning "circular," formed from "circulus," a diminutive of "circus," the Latin word for "circle" or "ring." The base is the same "circus" that later named the Roman arena for chariot races, and the diminutive ending "-ulus" makes "circulus" a little ring or small circle. The adjective appears in English in the sense of "round in shape" and is a learned borrowing from Latin rather than a word that developed through French. Its ancestry reaches back to the Latin root "circ-", which is also behind "circle," "circus," and "circumference," all sharing the core idea of a ring or going around.

Synonyms: circular

Antonyms: linear