circulator

Keeps things moving

A circulator is a person or device that causes something to move in a circuit.

In heating and plumbing, it's a pump that moves hot water through pipes: The circulator keeps the radiators supplied with hot water.

A circulator of rumors or petitions distributes them among people.

In electronics, a circulator routes signals between ports in one direction only.

pump

impeller

Pump's spinning blade assembly

heating · coolant · chiller · valve · motor · plumbing · radiant · baseboard · thermostat · GPM

distribution

flyer

Printed advertisement sheet

newsletter · mailer · brochure · petition · sampler · promoter · canvasser · handout · tract

bloodflow

arteries

Tubes carrying oxygenated blood

heart · blood · oxygenation · plasma · hemoglobin · pulse · perfusion · lymphatic · venous · arterial

airflow

fan

Admirer or air mover

blower · oscillating · exhaust · intake · convection · diffuser · louver · damper · CFM · airstream

library

interlibrary

Between separate library systems

runner · pages · stacks · lending · reserves · holds · delivery · courier

Categories
Opposites
motion/flow

circulatorblocker

Something that obstructs

obstructor · stopper · dam · plug · blockage

function in a system

circulatorreservoir

Large water storage basin

storage tank · holding tank · accumulator · cistern · stagnant pool

information dissemination

circulatorsuppressor

Device that inhibits output

withholder · censor · hoarder · concealer · gatekeeper

Phrases
Family

circulate, circulation, circulating, circulated, circulates, circulatory, recirculate, circulations, uncirculated

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G