circulation
Continuous flowing motion
Circulation is movement in a circuit or loop.
Blood circulation carries nutrients through the body and back to the heart.
Air circulation moves through a space.
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies distributed—readers who receive it regularly.
A library book in circulation is available for borrowing, not locked away.
The rumor has been in circulation for weeks.
To take out of circulation is to remove from active use or availability.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- pulseArterial blood throb
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
cardiovascular · vessels · oxygenation · plasma · platelets · hemoglobin · thrombosis · clot
Unbroken forward movement
- movementChange in position
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
congestion · gridlock · one-way · loop · bypass · detour · throughput · bottleneck
Publication's collective consumers
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- print runQuantity of copies produced
- copiesMakes identical versions
- editionSingle published version
newsstand · periodical · magazine · newspaper · distribution · subscribers · audited · weekly
Currency for transactions
bills · notes · coinage · mint · counterfeit · demonetization · fiat · specie
Circulation of fresh air
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- draftPreliminary version of text
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- exhaustUse up entirely
duct · HVAC · vent · breeze · convection · filtration · climate control · intake
Wide distribution of information
- spreadingExtending over space
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- transmissionSending of information
broadcast · dispersal · reach · penetration · viral · widespread · proliferation · permeation
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- pulseArterial blood throb
heartbeat · cardiovascular · vessels · oxygenation · plasma · platelets · hemoglobin · thrombosis · clot · flow
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- movementChange in position
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
interchange · congestion · gridlock · one-way · loop · bypass · detour · throughput · bottleneck · arterial road
readership
Publication's collective consumers
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- print runQuantity of copies produced
- copiesMakes identical versions
edition · newsstand · periodical · magazine · newspaper · distribution · subscribers · audited · weekly · daily
money
Currency for transactions
tender · bills · notes · coinage · mint · counterfeit · demonetization · fiat · specie · denominations
ventilation
Circulation of fresh air
exhaust · duct · HVAC · vent · breeze · convection · filtration · climate control · intake · outtake
dissemination
Wide distribution of information
- spreadingExtending over space
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
transmission · broadcast · dispersal · reach · penetration · viral · widespread · proliferation · permeation · saturation
checkout
Payment completion process
- lendingTemporary provision of resources
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- returnsProfits from investments
loan · reserve · due date · renewal · stacks · desk · interlibrary · patron · overdue · shelving
- blood/circulationartery, vein, blood, heart, pulse
- heart healthheart disease, heart-healthy diet, heart attack, cardiologist, heart failure
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- flowsair flow, blood flow, cash flow, water flow, river flow
- local newscommunity news, local reporter, local politics, local events, city council
circulationstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
stasis · blockage · obstruction · stillness · stoppage
circulationsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
withdrawal · restriction · containment · curbing · hoarding
- poor circulationInadequate vascular movement
- blood circulationMovement through vessels
- air circulationMovement of atmosphere indoors
- circulation deskLibrary checkout point
- out of circulation
- mass circulation