circulation
noun
an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
circulations
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pluralof circulation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As the world heats unevenly, this causes changes in the atmospheric circulations that steer storms across the planet.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
The code has been applied to a wide range of problems, from modeling the dynamics inside individual cells, to ocean and atmospheric circulations.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
ECCO, the project the new study is based on, simulated ocean circulations using supercomputers from NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and seven other international research entities.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022
Monsoonal circulations carry warm, moist air inland from the ocean, which causes rainfall in the summer season.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
After they had by their vertiginous circulations and clamours turned their heads, and inflamed their madness, they began to act the most antic tricks and postures, in a thousand shapes of distraction.
From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin
