Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcard

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Root: cycl

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a round figure shaped like a circle

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What does the root circ / circum mean?

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going all the way around an object

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Root: centr / center

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the middle part of a shape or object

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cycle

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a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order; a repeating series of events or actions

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cyclical

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happening again and again in the same order; happening in cycles

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Cyclone

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an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure

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Circumference

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the length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape

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Circuit

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the entire loop an electrical signal travels in

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circumstance

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a factor that surrounds or causes an event to happen

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circumvent

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to avoid a rule by finding a dishonest method