[ Akin to circle, circus. ] A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. circum + agitate. ] To agitate on all sides. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. circum- + ambage, obs. sing. of ambages. ] A roundabout or indirect course; indirectness. [ Obs. ] S. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of surrounding or encompassing. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. circum- + ambient. ] Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing. “The circumambient heaven.” J. Armstrong. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. circumambulatus, p. p. of circumambulare to walk around; circum + ambulare. See Ambulate. ] To walk round about. --
n. A roundabout or indirect way. [ Jocular ] Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. One who performs circumcision. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]