circularity
noun[U]
uk/ˌsɜː.kjəˈlær.ə.ti/us/ˌsɝː.kjəˈler.ə.t̬i/thefactofconstantlyreturningto the samepointorsituation:
循环性the circularity ofpoliticalarguments政治争论的循环性
Scholars havefrequentlynotedthe circularity of the 19th-centuryrulethat apromiseis notbindingunlessgiven inexchangefor abindingpromise.学者们经常注意到十九世纪规则的循环性,即除非以有约束力的承诺作为交换,否则承诺是没有约束力的。
thefactof beingshapedlike acircle:
圆,圆形(性),环形(性)I'dseeastonewith just therightqualitiesofflatness, circularity, andweight.我会看到一块石头,它的平整度、圆度和重量都恰到好处。
Theslopingsiteandemphasison circularity gives thegardenafeelingofspace.倾斜的场地和对圆形的强调使花园有了一种空间感。
See
circular
- Thestoryhas analmosttoo-perfect circularity to it.
- By then hercareerwas taking on acertainbleakcircularity: just as Strangers on a Train had beenrejectedby sixpublishersat thestart, so herfinalnovelwasrejected.
- Thewheelwasgroundtoperfectcircularity.
- Thelackofperfectcircularity of the Earth'sorbitisknownasitseccentricity.
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bandy
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- dicker
- differ
- dissent
- hammer
- make the fur flyidiom
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- that's a matter of opinionidiom
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Geometry: properties of circles & curves
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