Meanings
adjectivecirculatory (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to a circulation, especially to the circulatory system.
circulatory organs
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circulatory diseases
nouncirculatory (plural circulatories)
plural circulatories
- chemistryA vessel with two portions unequally exposed to heat, and with connecting pipes or passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining a circulation.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to circulation
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Origin
- Latincirculatorius
- Frenchcirculatoire
- Englishcirculatory
From French circulatoire, from Latin circulatorius.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan circulatori
- circulatoriof or pertaining to a circulation
Czech oběhový
- oběhovýof or pertaining to a circulation
French circulatoire
- circulatoireof or pertaining to a circulation
Hungarian keringési
- keringésiof or pertaining to a circulation
Italian circolatorio
- circolatorioof or pertaining to a circulation
Portuguese circulatório
- circulatórioof or pertaining to a circulation
Romanian circulator
- circulatorof or pertaining to a circulation
Spanish circulatorio
- circulatorioof or pertaining to a circulation
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circulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulatory
MLA
“circulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulatory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circulatory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulatory.
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