circulation
(noun)
noun
1. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
Definition categories: communication, airing, dissemination, spreading
2. movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
Definition categories: phenomenon
3. (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
Definition categories: quantity, count
4. number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
- by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising
Definition categories: quantity, count
5. free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
- ocean circulation is an important part of global climate
- a fan aids air circulation
Definition categories: event, travel
6. the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area