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