non-circularadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈsəːkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈsərkjələr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, circular adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + circular adj. Compare earlier uncircular adj.

1. Not circular in form or shape.

ΚΠ

1863 W. Thomson Outl. Necessary Laws of Thought 249 The astronomer must have affirmed of the planets a circular and a non-circular motion.

1922 A. D. Udden tr. N. Bohr Theory of Spectra iii. iii. 100 The non-circular orbits will correspond to a firmer binding than the circular orbits having the same value for the principal quantum number.

1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 224/2 Observations in certain areas reveal a variety of noncircular motions.

2. Not involving or derived by circular reasoning.

ΚΠ

1914 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 11 113 An unambiguous, non-circular definition.

1935 Mind 44 373 This interpretation..shows the appeal to the divine veracity to be both non-circular and epistemologically necessary.

1994 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicogr. 7 323 One is supposed to assume, to avoid circularity, that n. def. 3 is using the noncircular verb senses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-circular
释义	non-circularadj. Brit. /nɒnˈsəːkjᵿlə/, U.S. /nɑnˈsərkjələr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, circular adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + circular adj. Compare earlier uncircular adj. 1. Not circular in form or shape. ΚΠ 1863 W. Thomson Outl. Necessary Laws of Thought 249 The astronomer must have affirmed of the planets a circular and a non-circular motion. 1922 A. D. Udden tr. N. Bohr Theory of Spectra iii. iii. 100 The non-circular orbits will correspond to a firmer binding than the circular orbits having the same value for the principal quantum number. 1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 224/2 Observations in certain areas reveal a variety of noncircular motions. 2. Not involving or derived by circular reasoning. ΚΠ 1914 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 11 113 An unambiguous, non-circular definition. 1935 Mind 44 373 This interpretation..shows the appeal to the divine veracity to be both non-circular and epistemologically necessary. 1994 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicogr. 7 323 One is supposed to assume, to avoid circularity, that n. def. 3 is using the noncircular verb senses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1863
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