circular saw

noun

A power saw with a circular cutting blade, whose teeth rotate rapidly.

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buzz saw
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Meanings

nouncircular saw (plural circular saws)

plural circular saws

  1. A power saw with a circular cutting blade, whose teeth rotate rapidly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle

Similar
buzz saw
Broader
power sawsawsawing machine
Also see
buzz saw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

1810-1820 Massachusetts

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Translations

Arabic مِنْشَار دَائِرِيّ
  • مِنْشَار دَائِرِيّ (minšār dāʔiriyy)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Catalan serra circular
  • serra circulara power saw with a circular cutting blade
Chinese Mandarin 圓鋸 /圆锯
  • 圓鋸 /圆锯 (yuánjū)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Czech kotoučová pila, cirkulárka
  • kotoučová pilaa power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • cirkulárkaa power saw with a circular cutting blade
Danish rundsav
  • rundsava power saw with a circular cutting blade
Dutch cirkelzaag
  • cirkelzaaga power saw with a circular cutting blade
Finnish sirkkeli, pyörösaha
  • sirkkelia power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • pyörösahaa power saw with a circular cutting blade
French scie circulaire
  • scie circulairea power saw with a circular cutting blade
German Kreissäge
  • Kreissägea power saw with a circular cutting blade
Greek δισκοπρίονο
  • δισκοπρίονο (diskopríono)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Icelandic hjólsög
  • hjólsöga power saw with a circular cutting blade
Irish sábh ciorclach
  • sábh ciorclacha power saw with a circular cutting blade
Italian sega circolare
  • sega circolarea power saw with a circular cutting blade
Japanese 丸鋸
  • 丸鋸 (marunoko)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Korean 원형 톱날, 원형 톱
  • 원형 톱날 (wonhyeong tomnal)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • 원형 톱 (wonhyeong top)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Norwegian Bokmål sirkelsag
  • sirkelsaga power saw with a circular cutting blade
Polish piła tarczowa, cyrkularka
  • piła tarczowaa power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • cyrkularkaa power saw with a circular cutting blade
Portuguese serra circular
  • serra circulara power saw with a circular cutting blade
Romanian ferăstrău circular
  • ferăstrău circulara power saw with a circular cutting blade
Russian кру́глая пила́, циркуля́рная пила́
  • кру́глая пила́ (krúglaja pilá)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • циркуля́рная пила́ (cirkuljárnaja pilá)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • круглопи́льный стано́к (kruglopílʹnyj stanók)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
  • ди́сковая пила́ (dískovaja pilá)a power saw with a circular cutting blade
Slovak cirkulár
  • cirkulára power saw with a circular cutting blade
Spanish sierra circular
  • sierra circulara power saw with a circular cutting blade
Swedish cirkelsåg
  • cirkelsåga power saw with a circular cutting blade
Tagalog lagaring-bilog
  • lagaring-biloga power saw with a circular cutting blade
Thai เลื่อยวงเดือน
  • เลื่อยวงเดือนa power saw with a circular cutting blade
Welsh llif gron
  • llif grona power saw with a circular cutting blade
Cite this entry
APA

circular saw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circular%20saw

MLA

“circular saw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circular%20saw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circular saw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circular%20saw.

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