circle
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
Other meanings
Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.
“Children, please join hands and form a circle.”
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κίρκος" (circle, ring).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “circle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.