n 1 a  :  a closed plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within the curve  b  :  the plane surface bounded by such a curve  2  :  something (as an anatomical part) in the form of a circle or section of a circle <an arterial >  - see CIRCLE OF WILLIS  .
 
 
 
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