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circumflex iliac vein |
circumflex scapular artery |
circumflex vein |
circumflexion |
circumfluence |
circumfluent
| circumfluous
| circumforanean
| circumforaneous
| circumfulgent
| circumfuse
circumfluent
CIDE DICTIONARY
circumfluent, a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.].
Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. Pope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
circumfluent, adj. flowing round, surrounding.
Derivative
circumfluence n.
Etymology
L circumfluere (as CIRCUM-, fluere flow)
ROGET THESAURUS
circumfluent
Circumjacence
N circumjacence, circumambience, environment, encompassment, atmosphere, medium, surroundings, outpost, border, girdle, outskirts, boulebards, suburbs, purlieus, precincts, faubourgs, environs, entourage, banlieue, neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity, circumjacent, circumambient, circumfluent, ambient, surrounding, circumferential, suburban, around, about, without, on every side, on all sides, right and left, all round, round about.Circuition
N circuition, circulation, turn, curvet, excursion, circumvention, circumnavigation, circumambulation, northwest passage, circuit, turning, wrench, evolution, coil, corkscrew, turning, circuitous, circumforaneous, circumfluent, round about.
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