Square vs. Circle — What's the Difference?
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Square
An L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles
A carpenter's square
Circle
Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once
They were circling Athens airport
We circled round the island
Square
In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, or 100-gradian angles or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle in which two adjacent sides have equal length.
Circle
A plane curve everywhere equidistant from a given fixed point, the center.
Square
A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles
A grid of ruled squares
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Circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre; equivalently it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is constant. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is called the radius.
Square
An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city
A market square
Leicester Square
Circle
A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre)
Draw a circle with a compass
Square
The product of a number multiplied by itself
A circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius
Circle
A group of people with a shared profession, interests, or acquaintances
She did not normally move in such exalted circles
Square
A person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour
Reg is such a square
Circle
A planar region bounded by a circle.
Square
A square meal
Three squares a day
Circle
Something, such as a ring, shaped like such a plane curve.
Square
Having the shape or approximate shape of a square
A square table
Circle
A circular or nearly circular course, circuit, or orbit:a satellite's circle around the earth.
Square
Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified
30,000 square feet of new gallery space
Circle
A traffic circle.
Square
At right angles; perpendicular
These lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges
Circle
A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.
Square
Level or parallel
Place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square
Circle
A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:well-known in artistic circles.
Square
(of two people) owing nothing to each other
An acknowledgement that we are square
Circle
A territorial or administrative division, especially of a province, in some European countries.
Square
Old-fashioned or boringly conventional
Elvis was anything but square
Circle
A sphere of influence or interest; domain.
Square
(of rhythm) simple and straightforward.
Circle
(Logic)A vicious circle.
Square
Directly; straight
The ball hit me square in the forehead
Circle
To make or form a circle around:The hedge circles the fountain.
Square
In a direction transversely across the field or pitch
The ball bounced almost square to the left
Circle
To move in a circle around:The ship circled the island.
Square
Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to
You can square off the other edge
Circle
To move in a circle.
Square
Multiply (a number) by itself
5 squared equals 25
Circle
(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
The set of all points (x, y) such that {{(x
R2}} is a circle of radius r around the point (1, 0).
Square
Make compatible; reconcile
I'm able to square my profession with my religious beliefs
Circle
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.
Square
Balance (an account)
Institutions are anxious to square their books before the election
Circle
Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.
Children, please join hands and form a circle.
Square
Bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event
Chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room
Circle
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
Cut a circle out of that sheet of metal.
Square
Secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement
Trying to square the press
Circle
A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.
The crank moves in a circle.
Square
Pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre.
Circle
A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.
Inner circle
Circle of friends
Literary circle
Square
Set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
Circle
The orbit of an astronomical body.
Square
(of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position)
Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th
Circle
(cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.
Square
A polygon having four equal sides and four equal angles.
Circle
(Wicca) A ritual circle that is cast three times deosil and closes three times widdershins either in the air with a wand or literally with stones or other items used for worship.
Square
Something having an equal-sided rectangular form
A square of cloth.
Circle
A traffic circle or roundabout.
Square
A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
Circle
(obsolete) Compass; circuit; enclosure.
Square
(Mathematics) The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself
49 is the square of 7.
Circle
(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.
Square
(Games) Any of the quadrilateral spaces on a board, as in chess.
Circle
A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
Square
Abbr. Sq. An open, usually four-sided area at the intersection of two or more streets, often planted with grass and trees for use as a park.
Circle
(logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
Square
A rectangular space enclosed by streets and occupied by buildings; a block.
Circle
Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
Square
The flower bud of a cotton plant, with three bracts surrounding the unopened flower in a pyramidal structure.
Circle
A territorial division or district.
The ten Circles of the Holy Roman Empire were those principalities or provinces which had seats in the German Diet.
Square
(Slang) A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.
Circle
(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.
After working all night, she had circles under her eyes.
Square
Having four equal sides and four right angles.
Circle
(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.
The wolves circled the herd of deer.
Square
Forming a right angle.
Circle
(transitive) To surround.
A high fence circles the enclosure.
Square
In alignment or flush
Put the paper square with the edge of the desk.
Circle
(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.
Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
Square
Abbr. sq. Expressed in units measuring area
Square feet.
Circle
(intransitive) To travel in circles.
Vultures circled overhead.
Square
Having a specified length in each of two equal dimensions
A room that is 12 feet square.
Circle
A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center.
Square
Having a base that is a square
A square pyramid.
Circle
The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.
Square
(Nautical) Set at right angles to the mast and keel. Used of the yards of a square-rigged ship.
Circle
An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.
Square
Approximately rectangular and equilateral in cross section
A square house.
Circle
A round body; a sphere; an orb.
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
Square
Characterized by blocklike solidity or sturdiness.
Circle
Compass; circuit; inclosure.
In the circle of this forest.
Square
Honest; direct
A square answer.
Circle
A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened.
Square
Just; equitable
A square deal.
Circle
A circular group of persons; a ring.
Square
Having all accounts settled; even
I paid what I owed you, so we're square.
Circle
A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain.
Square
(Sports) Even; tied.
Circle
A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.
That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again, that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches nothing.
Square
(Slang) Rigidly conventional; dull.
Circle
Indirect form of words; circumlocution.
Has he given the lie,In circle, or oblique, or semicircle.
Square
To cut to a square or rectangular shape. Often used with off.
Circle
A territorial division or district.
Square
To test or adjust for conformity to a desired plane, straight line, or right angle.
Circle
To move around; to revolve around.
Other planets circle other suns.
Square
To mark into squares. Often used with off.
Circle
To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
Their heads are circled with a short turban.
So he lies, circled with evil.
Square
To bring into conformity or agreement
She could not square the request with her principles.
Circle
To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.
Thy name shall circle round the gaping through.
Square
To bring (oneself) into a better position or relation
He tried to square himself with his parents.
Circle
Ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point;
He calculated the circumference of the circle
Square
To set straight or at approximate right angles
Square one's cap.
Circle
An unofficial association of people or groups;
The smart set goes there
They were an angry lot
Square
To bring into balance; settle
Square a debt.
Circle
Something approximating the shape of a circle;
The chairs were arranged in a circle
Square
(Sports) To even the score of
To square a game.
Circle
Movement once around a course;
He drove an extra lap just for insurance
Square
To raise (a number or quantity) to the second power.
Circle
A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;
The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Square
To find a square equal in area to (the area of a given figure).
Circle
Street names for flunitrazepan
Square
(Informal) To bribe or fix
A party in litigation that tried to square the judge.
Circle
A curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;
They had excellent seats in the dress circle
Square
(Mathematics) To be at right angles.
Circle
Any circular or rotating mechanism;
The machine punched out metal circles
Square
To agree or conform
A story that doesn't square with the facts.
Circle
Travel around something;
Circle the globe
Square
(Mathematics) At right angles.
Circle
Move in circles
Square
In a square shape.
Circle
Be around;
Developments surround the town
The river encircles the village
Square
In a solid manner; firmly.
Circle
Form a circle around;
Encircle the errors
Square
Directly; straight
Ran square into each other.
Square
In an honest, straightforward manner.
Square
(geometry) A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
Square
Something characterized by a square, or nearly square, form.
Square
A cell in a grid.
You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.
Square
A square piece, part, or surface.
A square of glass
Square
The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
Square
(North America) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
Square
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
Column inch
Square
An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
Square
A true measure, standard, or pattern.
Square
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
Square
A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
Square
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
64 is the square of 8.
Square
(military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
Square
A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
Why do you always wear a tie? Don't be such a square!
Square
(British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
Enter your account number followed by a square.
Square
(cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
An ideal playing area is roughly circular in shape with a central area, the cricket square, measuring 27.44 metres by 27.44 metres and boundaries 45.75 metres from the sides of the square.
Square
(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
Square
(roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
Square
(academia) A mortarboard.
Square
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Even when times were tough, we got three squares a day.
Square
(archaic) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
Square
The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
Square
(astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
Square
(dated) The act of squaring, or quarrelling; a quarrel.
Square
(slang) Cigarette.
Square
(brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
Square
A well-defined core of a human body, a flat section from the fundament to the thoracic diaphragm.
Square
Shaped like a square the polygon.
Square
Forming a right angle (90°).
A square corner
Square
(of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not rack or leaning.
The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square.
Square
(nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
Square
Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
Square metre
Square mile
Square
Honest; straightforward; fair.
I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair.
Square dealing
Square
Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
Square
Even; tied
To make or leave the accounts square
The sides were square at the end of the half.
Square
Socially conventional; boring.
Square
(cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
Square
Solid, decent, substantial.
It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day.
Square
Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
A man of a square frame
Square
Directly.
Square
(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
Square
(nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
To square the yards
Square
(rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
Square
(ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
John can square this question up for us.
These results just don't square with what we expected.
Square
(transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis.
To square our actions by the opinions of others
Square
Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
Square
To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
Square the circle
Square
To tile (completely fill) with squares.
Square
(soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
Square
(archaic) To take opposing sides; to quarrel.
Square
To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
Square
(obsolete) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
Square
To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
Square
To form with four sides and four right angles.
Square
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
To square mason's work
Square
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
Square
(astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
Square
The corner, or angle, of a figure.
Square
Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so
He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three inches.
Square
A pane of glass.
Square
An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.
The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the town.
Square
An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
Square
Hence, a pattern or rule.
Square
The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8
Square
Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.
I have not kept my square.
Square
A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
Square
Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
We live not on the square with such as these.
Square
The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
Square
The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
Square
The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
Square
Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
Square
Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
Square
Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
Square
Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to her.
Square
Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square dealing.
Square
Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
Square
Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
By Heaven, square eaters.More meat, I say.
Square
At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; - said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
Square
To form with four equal sides and four right angles.
Square
To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square masons' work.
Square
To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
Square
To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
Square my trialTo my proportioned strength.
Square
To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
Square
To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
Square
To hold a quartile position respecting.
The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.
Square
To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
Square
To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
No works shall find acceptance . . .That square not truly with the Scripture plan.
Square
To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
Are you such foolsTo square for this?
Square
To take a boxing attitude; - often with up, sometimes with off.
Square
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon;
You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides
Square
The product of two equal terms;
Nine is the second power of three
Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
Square
An open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Square
Something approximating the shape of a square
Square
Someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Square
A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
Square
Any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles;
A checkerboard has 64 squares
Square
A hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles;
The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square
Square
Raise to the second power
Square
Make square;
Square the circle
Square the wood with a file
Square
Cause to match, as of ideas or acts
Square
Position so as to be square;
He squared his shoulders
Square
Be compatible with;
One idea squares with another
Square
Pay someone and settle a debt;
I squared with him
Square
Turn the paddle; in canoeing
Square
Turn the oar, while rowing
Square
Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle;
A square peg in a round hole
A square corner
Square
Leaving no balance;
My account with you is now all square
Square
Characterized by honesty and fairness;
A square deal
Wanted to do the square thing
Square
Without evasion or compromise;
A square contradiction
He is not being as straightforward as it appears
Square
Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
Square
In a straight direct way;
Looked him squarely in the eye
Ran square into me
Square
With honesty and fairness;
Dealt squarely with his customers
Always treated me square
Square
In a square shape;
A squarely cut piece of paper
Folded the sheet of paper square
Square
Firmly and solidly;
Hit the ball squarely
The bat met the ball squarely
Planted his great bulk square before his enemy
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