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cerchio — 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.
  • hoop noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
  • round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
  • wheel noun A circular object that turns on a central axis, used for movement or to power machinery.

Senses

cerchio is used for these senses in English:

  • Kerch A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but de facto controlled by Russia.
  • circle (astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.
  • hoop A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
  • round A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
  • wheel (automotive) A wheelrim.
  • wheelrim (automotive, bicycle parts) The rim of a wheel.

circle — full definition

  1. noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
  2. noun A group of people connected by friendship, interest, or social standing.
  3. verb To move in a curved path around something, or to draw a ring around it.

hoop — full definition

  1. noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
  2. noun Basketball: the rim of the basket, or informally the sport itself.
  3. verb To bind or encircle with a hoop.

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