circle A circle is a shape consisting of all point (geometry), points in a plane (mathematics), plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the Centre (geometry), centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is cal ...

is a simple geometric shape. Circle or circles may also refer to:

Humanities

* Social circle, a group of socially interconnected people * Circle time

Transportation

Traffic circle A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junct ...

, a type of circular intersection in which traffic must travel in one direction around a central island *

Circle Line (disambiguation) Circle Line or Circular line may refer to: Railways Asia Azerbaijan * Baku suburban railway * (Baku Metro) (partly in operation) Bangladesh * Chittagong Circular Railway China *Line 2 (Beijing Subway) *Line 10 (Beijing Subway) *Line 4 ...

, a mass transit line that contains a circle *

Circle Interchange The Jane Byrne Interchange (until 2014, Circle Interchange) is a major freeway interchange near downtown Chicago, Illinois, known locally as "The Lady in the Middle". It is the junction between the Dan Ryan, Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressway ...

, Chicago, a freeway interchange

Companies

Circle (company) Circle Internet Group, Inc., doing business as Circle, is a peer-to-peer payments technology company that now manages the stablecoin USD Coin, USDC, a cryptocurrency the value of which is Fixed exchange rate system, pegged to the U.S. dollar. It ...

, a consumer finance company *

Circle (healthcare partnership) Circle Health Group is a private healthcare provider in the United Kingdom, and is the country's biggest private hospital provider. The company was founded in 2004 and rebranded as Circle Health Group in 2019 after acquiring a rival, BMI Healt ...

, a healthcare company *

Circles (film distributor) Circles was a feminist film and video distribution network in the UK, which was set up out of a desire to distribute and screen women's films on their own terms. It was founded in 1979 by feminist filmmakers Lis Rhodes, Jo Davis, Felicity Sparrow ...

, a women's film organisation

Technology

* A social grouping in

Google+ Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a Social networking service, social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an attempt to challe ...

Places

Circle, Alaska Circle (also called Circle City; Gwichʼin language, Gwichʼin: ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the popula ...

, United States *

Circle, Montana Circle is a town in and the county seat of McCone County, Montana, United States. The population was 591 at the 2020 census. The community was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the image of a circle. History After arrivi ...

, United States *

, Chicago * Circle, an alternative name for an administrative sub-district in India; see

Tehsils of India India has 28 states and eight union territories, which are divided into divisions comprising several districts. Subdistricts are most commonly referred to as tehsils, which comes under a sub-division of a district. The current terms have re ...

Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy The Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE) is an interdisciplinary research centre situated in Lund, Sweden. It is spanning several faculties at Lund University and Blekinge Institute of Technology. The a ...

, an interdisciplinary research centre in Lund, Sweden *

Circle (administrative division) Circle is a type of administrative division of some countries. In Thailand the former '' monthon'' are translated as circle. The former Holy Roman Empire was organized into Imperial Circles (). Algerian daïras are circles. See also * Cercles ...

, administrative country subdivision

Music

Bands

Circle (Finnish band) Circle is a Finnish experimental rock band formed in Pori in 1991. Their eclectic, ever-changing style has been associated with genres such as krautrock, heavy metal music, heavy metal, progressive rock, and ambient music, ambient. On some album ...

, rock music group *

Circle (American band) Circle was an American avant garde jazz ensemble, active in 1970 and 1971. The group arose from pianist Chick Corea's early 1970s trio with Dave Holland on bass and Barry Altschul on drums and percussion with the addition of Anthony Braxton in a ...

, jazz group

Labels

Circle Records Circle Records is a jazz record label founded in 1946 by Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis. History In New York, Blesh and Janis heard jazz drummer Warren "Baby" Dodds playing inventive solos with Bunk Johnson's band. Blesh said he hated drum solos ...

, 1940s jazz record label *

Circle Records (Germany) Circle Records was a West German jazz record label established in 1976. Circle Records Germany has been relaunched and continued its activities in 2022 by restoring and remastering their originals such as releasing the Chet Baker Paris recording ...

, 1970s jazz record label

Albums

* ''Circle'' (Amorphis album), 2013 * ''Circle'' (Boom Bip and Doseone album), 2000 * ''Circle'' (C418 album), 2010 * ''Circle'' (Deen album), 2013 * ''Circle'' (George Cables album), 1985 * ''Circle'' (Kaela Kimura album), 2006 * ''Circle'' (Onew album), 2023 * ''Circle'' (Onyanko Club album), 1987 * ''Circle'' (Scala & Kolacny Brothers album), 2010 * ''Circles'' (Dante Bowe album), 2021 * ''Circles'' (Gavin Harrison & 05Ric album), 2009 * ''Circles'' (Heroes & Zeros album), 2006 * ''Circles'' (Mac Miller album), 2020 * ''Circles'' (Marilyn Crispell album), 1991 * ''Circles'' (P.O.D. album), 2018 * ''Circles'' (Soil & "Pimp" Sessions album), 2013 * ''Circles'' (The Autumn Defense album), 2003 * ''Circles'' (The New Seekers album), 1972 * ''Circles'' (Unwed Sailor EP), 2006 *''Circles'', a 2006 album by

Shooting Star A meteor, known colloquially as a shooting star, is a glowing streak of a small body (usually meteoroid) going through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a ...

*''Circles'', a 2015 album by

Ewert and The Two Dragons Ewert and The Two Dragons is an Estonian indie-rock band. The line-up consists of vocalist Ewert Sundja, guitarist Erki Pärnoja, drummer Kristjan Kallas, and bassist Ivo Etti. Their debut album ''The Hills Behind The Hills'' was released in 2009 ...

Songs

Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars ''Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released on August 9, 1988, by Geffen Records. The album went 2× platinum in the United States. "What I Am" was the ...

'' *"Circle", a 1994 song by Argyle Park from their album ''

Misguided ''Misguided'' is Argyle Park's only album under that name. The album was released in 1995 by R.E.X. Records into the Christian rock market, and sits alongside other early 90s work by Circle of Dust and Mortal (band), Mortal as being instrumental ...

'' *"Circle", a 1999 song by Lacuna Coil from their album '' In a Reverie'' *"Circle", a 2003 song by Cult of Luna from their album '' The Beyond'' *"Circle", a 2004 song by Slipknot from their album '' Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'' *"Circle", a 2021 song by Abhi the Nomad from his album ''

Abhi vs the Universe ''Abhi vs the Universe'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''AVU'') is the third studio album by Indian rapper, singer, and songwriter Abhi the Nomad, released on 12 September 2021 by UnderCurrent and Riptide Music. It is an upbeat alternative hip hop re ...

'' *"Circles", a 1977 song by Captain & Tennille from their album '' Come In from the Rain'' *"Circles", a 1987 song by Joe Satriani from his album ''

Surfing with the Alien ''Surfing with the Alien'' is the second studio album by American rock guitarist Joe Satriani. It was released on October 15, 1987, by Relativity Records. The album is one of Satriani's most successful to date and helped establish his reputation ...

'' *"Circles", a 1998 song by Soul Coughing from their album ''

El Oso ''El Oso'' (Spanish for ''The Bear'') is the third and final studio album by the New York City band Soul Coughing, released on September 29, 1998, by Slash Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album received generally positive critical recepti ...

'' *"Circles", a 2002 song by Nonpoint from their album ''

Development Development or developing may refer to: Arts *Development (music), the process by which thematic material is reshaped * Photographic development *Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting * Development hell, when a proje ...

'' *"Circles", a 2005 song by All Time Low from their album ''

The Party Scene ''The Party Scene'' is the debut studio album by American rock band All Time Low, released on July 19, 2005 via regional imprint Emerald Moon Records. Music videos were released for "Circles" and "The Girl's a Straight-Up Hustler". Tracks 2, 3, ...

'' *"Circles", a 2005 song by Drake Bell from his album ''

Telegraph Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas ...

'' *"Circles", a 2006 song by Baboon from their self-titled album *"Circles", a 2007 song by In This Moment from their album ''

Beautiful Tragedy ''Beautiful Tragedy'' is the debut studio album by American rock band In This Moment. The album was promoted largely in part by an interview conducted on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack station, which performed several songs off ''Beautifu ...

'' *"Circles", a 2015 song by Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts from their album '' Blaster'' *"Circles", a 2020 song by MAX from his album ''

Colour Vision Color vision, a feature of visual perception, is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity. Color perception is a part of the larger visual system and is mediated by a co ...

'' *"Circles", a 2022 song by Varials from their album ''

Scars for You to Remember ''Scars for You to Remember'' is the third studio album by Varials. It was released on October 14, 2022, through Fearless Records. It is their first release to feature former lead guitarist Shane Lyons as rhythm guitarist, and only release to ha ...

Film and television

* ''Circles'' (2013 film), a 2013 Serbian film * ''Circle'' (2014 film), also known as ''Daire'', a 2014 Turkish film * ''Circle'' (2015 film), a 2015 American psychological thriller film * ''Circle'' (Eddie Izzard), tour by British comedian Eddie Izzard *"Circle", a first-season episode of the 1974 TV series ''

Land of the Lost Land of the Lost may refer to: Film and television Film * Land of the Lost (film), ''Land of the Lost'' (film), a 2009 American comedy * ''The Land of the Lost'', a 1914 film starring Arthur Donaldson (actor), Arthur Donaldson * ''The Land of the ...

'' *"Circles", an episode of the television series ''

Teletubbies ''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on t ...

'' * ''Circle'' (TV series), a 2017 South Korean sci-fi mystery TV series * Circle Country, a country music and lifestyle internet-based TV platform channel * ''Circle'' (2023 film), a 2023 Indian romantic drama film in the Telugu language

Art and literature

Circles (essay) "Circles" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first published in 1841. The essay consists of a philosophical view of the vast array of circles one may find throughout nature. In the opening line of the essay Emerson states "The eye is the first ...

, an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson * A : either a group of artists or a single artist that produces

dōjin In Japan, a is a group of people who share an interest, activity, or hobby. The word is sometimes translated into English as " clique", "fandom", "coterie", "society", or "circle" (as in " sewing circle"). Self-published creative works pro ...

works

Other uses

Magic circle A magic circle is a circle of space marked out by practitioners of some branches of ritual magic, which they generally believe will contain energy and form a sacred space, or will provide them a form of magical protection, or both. It may be mar ...