circulators
Devices moving air
Circulators are people or devices that move things around.
A pump that moves water through a heating system is a circulator.
People who spread information—whether librarians circulating books or agents circulating rumors—are circulators.
In electronics, a circulator is a device that routes signals in one direction through a circuit.
Laceless dress shoes
- hydronicUsing water for heating
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- boilersWater-heating pressure vessels
radiators · hot water · forced air · zones · thermostats · plumbing · BTU · piping
Unconfirmed circulating stories
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- newslettersPeriodic subscriber communications
- petitionsFormal requests for action
- flyersPrinted promotional handouts
pamphlets · memos · notices · leaflets · handbills · spreading · distribution · propaganda
Body's oxygen carrier
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- devicesTools or mechanisms
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- DVTClot in deep vein
thrombosis · pneumatic · sleeves · venous · prophylaxis · clots · lymphedema · recovery
Temporary provision of resources
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
- deskFurniture for writing
checkout · returns · reserves · interlibrary · stacks · catalogs · due dates · renewals
Currency for transactions
bills · mint · counterfeit · treasury · Federal Reserve · denomination · exchange · economy
pumps
Laceless dress shoes
boilers · radiators · hot water · forced air · zones · thermostats · plumbing · BTU · piping · valves
rumors
Unconfirmed circulating stories
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- newslettersPeriodic subscriber communications
- petitionsFormal requests for action
flyers · pamphlets · memos · notices · leaflets · handbills · spreading · distribution · propaganda · samizdat
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- devicesTools or mechanisms
- sequentialOccurring in succession
DVT · thrombosis · pneumatic · sleeves · venous · prophylaxis · clots · lymphedema · recovery · surgery
lending
Temporary provision of resources
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- materialsRaw stuff for creation
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
desk · checkout · returns · reserves · interlibrary · stacks · catalogs · due dates · renewals · holds
money
Currency for transactions
bills · cash · mint · counterfeit · treasury · Federal Reserve · denomination · exchange · economy · specie
- fiber opticsoptical fiber, fiber optics, fiber cable, cladding, optical cable
- RF componentsattenuator, coupler, diplexer, duplexer, isolator
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- microwavesmicrowave, microwave oven, microwave ovens, turntable, defrost
circulatorsblockers
Things that obstruct
stoppers · dampers · obstructors · valves · restrictors
circulatorsfilters
Selective passage barriers
heaters · coolers · purifiers · conditioners · processors
circulatorshoarders
Excessive keepers of things
accumulators · collectors · concentrators · retainers · containers
- circulatory systemHeart, vessels, blood together