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Webster 1913 Edition


Circulator

Cir′cu-laˊtor

,
Noun.
[Cf. L.
circulator
a peddler.]
One who, or that which, circulates.

Definition 2024


circulator

circulator

English

Noun

circulator (plural circulators)

  1. A person or thing that causes something to circulate
    Who is the circulator of this rumor?
  2. (transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
    You can ride the airport circulator to the next terminal.
  3. (electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kuˈlaː.tor/, [kɪr.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]

Noun

circulātor m (genitive circulātōris); third declension (feminine: circulātrix)

  1. itinerant peddler or performer

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative circulātor circulātōrēs
genitive circulātōris circulātōrum
dative circulātōrī circulātōribus
accusative circulātōrem circulātōrēs
ablative circulātōre circulātōribus
vocative circulātor circulātōrēs

Verb

circulātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of circulō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of circulō

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