recirculation

Thân thiện

The library's air recirculation system keeps the room fresh.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act or process of circulating something again: Specifically, the movement or passage of a fluid, air, information, or other substance through a system or area for a second or subsequent time.

Usage

This noun describes the action of something being sent, moved, or passed around repeatedly within a closed or defined loop. It is commonly used in technical, environmental, and engineering contexts.

Examples

• The building's HVAC system uses recirculation to save energy by reusing already conditioned air.
• To ensure even cooking, the oven relies on the recirculation of hot air.
• The recirculation of outdated rumors on social media can be harmful.
• The pond's filter promotes water recirculation to keep it clean.

Advanced Usage

• In a figurative sense: Can describe the repeated dissemination of ideas, money, or information within a closed group or system.
  • The recirculation of capital within the local economy strengthens small businesses.

Variants and Related Words

• Recirculate (verb): To cause something to circulate again.
  • The pump recirculates the coolant through the engine.
• Circulation (noun): The movement or passage of something through a closed system or area. (This is the base word from which 'recirculation' is formed.)

Synonyms

• Re-circulation
• Reuse (in the context of materials or media)
• Redistribution (implies a broader distribution again)

Antonyms

• Discharge
• Expulsion
• One-way flow

Học thuật

Noun

1. circulation again