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Ring :: Ring (n.) Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring..

Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To curve; to bend into a circular form.

Cyclo- :: Cyclo- () A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel..

Cadge :: Cadge (n.) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Lobe :: Lobe (n.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.

Ring :: Ring (n.) A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop..

Orillon :: Orillon (n.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses..

Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.

Strophanthus :: Strop (n.) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it..

Round :: Round (adv.) Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a wheel turns round..

Plasmid :: Plasmid (n.) A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome, but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent generations. In bacteria, plasmids often carry the genes for antibiotic resistance; they are exploited in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the cell. The cells thus altered may produ

Gyroidal :: Gyroidal (a.) Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left.

Annulation :: Annulation (n.) A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt.

Drum :: Drum (n.) One of the cylindrical, or nearly cylindrical, blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed; also, a vertical wall, whether circular or polygonal in plan, carrying a cupola or dome..

Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..

Cyclostoma :: Cyclostoma (n. pl.) A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures..

Wheeling :: Wheeling (n.) A turning, or circular movement..

Round :: Round (a.) Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical; circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball..

Buckler :: Buckler (n.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches..

Circular :: Circular (a.) repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning..

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