Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun circulation

6 senses of circulation

Sense 1
circulation -- (the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines))
       => dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading -- (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)

Sense 2
circulation -- (movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels)
       => organic phenomenon -- ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)

Sense 3
circulation -- ((library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period)
       => count -- (the total number counted; "a blood count")

Sense 4
circulation -- (number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising")
       => count -- (the total number counted; "a blood count")

Sense 5
circulation -- (free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation")
       => change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

Sense 6
circulation -- (the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area)
       => spread, spreading -- (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)