Spanish word

círculo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈθiɾkulo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncircle

Example

Dibuja un círculo aquí.

Draw a circle here.

Illustration for círculo (circle)

More examples

El niño coloreó el círculo de rojo.

The child colored the circle red.

Core concept

Plane figure enclosed by a single continuous curve at constant distance from a center.

Common phrases

  • marcar con un círculo

    mark with a circle

  • dentro del círculo

    inside the circle

  • alrededor del círculo

    around the circle

Similar words

circunferencia: Closed curve that marks the exact boundary or perimeter of a circle.
disco: Flat circular shape with a filled interior, appearing as a solid round disk.
óvalo: Elongated rounded plane shape that is noticeably longer in one direction than the other.
anillo: Ring-shaped flat figure with a hole in the center, forming an empty circular band.

Definition in Spanish

Figura plana formada por la curva cerrada cuyos puntos están a la misma distancia de un punto fijo llamado centro.

Word origin

From Latin circulus, itself a diminutive of circus meaning 'ring', the word literally means 'small ring' and is used for the mathematical circle.

Usage tips

  • Common collocations are dibujar, trazar and formar un círculo, and in casual speech "hacer un círculo" is also used.

Other meanings

  • ringnoun
  • circletnoun

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