omcirkelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circle noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
- circumscribe verb To draw a line around; to encircle.
- orbit noun The curved path an object follows as it travels around another body due to gravity, such as a planet around the sun.
- skirt noun A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist, covering the lower body.
- surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.
Senses
omcirkelen is used for these senses in English:
- circumscribe To draw a line around; to encircle.
- orbit (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- surround (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
- surround (transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
circle — full definition
- noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
- noun A group of people connected by friendship, interest, or social standing.
- verb To move in a curved path around something, or to draw a ring around it.
circumscribe — full definition
- verb To draw a line around; to encircle.
- verb To limit narrowly; to restrict.
- verb To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.