Circle vs. Ring — What's the Difference?

A round plane figure whose boundary consists of points equidistant from the center.

A small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger.

A group of people with a shared profession, interests, or acquaintances.

A circular piece or device.

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.

A clear resonant sound made by or resembling that made by vibrating metal.

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre)

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority

A group of people with a shared profession, interests, or acquaintances

A ring-shaped or circular object

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once

An enclosed space, surrounded by seating for spectators, in which a sport, performance, or show takes place

A plane curve everywhere equidistant from a given fixed point, the center.

A group of people engaged in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity

A planar region bounded by a circle.

A number of atoms bonded together to form a closed loop in a molecule

Something, such as a ring, shaped like such a plane curve.

A set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative.

A circular or nearly circular course, circuit, or orbit:a satellite's circle around the earth.

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this

A traffic circle.

A particular quality conveyed by something heard or expressed

A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment

A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:well-known in artistic circles.

Put an aluminium strip round the leg of (a bird) for subsequent identification

A territorial or administrative division, especially of a province, in some European countries.

Fraudulently change the identity of (a motor vehicle), typically by changing its registration plate

A sphere of influence or interest; domain.

Short for ringbark

(Logic)A vicious circle.

Make a clear resonant or vibrating sound

To make or form a circle around:The hedge circles the fountain.

Call by telephone

To move in a circle around:The ship circled the island.

(of a place) resound or reverberate with (a sound or sounds)

To move in a circle.

A circular object, form, line, or arrangement.

(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).

A small circular band, generally made of precious metal and often set with jewels, worn on the finger.

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.

A circular band used for carrying, holding, or containing something

Any shape, curve or arrangement of objects that approximates to or resembles the geometric figures.

Rings(Sports) A pair of circular metal bands suspended in the air for gymnastic exercises, on which balancing and swinging maneuvers are performed while holding the bands as motionless as possible.

Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.

A circular movement or course, as in dancing.

A curve that more or less forms part or all of a circle.

An enclosed, usually circular area in which exhibitions, sports, or contests take place

A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.

A rectangular arena set off by stakes and ropes in which boxing or wrestling events are held.

The orbit of an astronomical body.

The sport of boxing.

(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.

An enclosed area in which bets are placed at a racetrack.

(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.

Bookmakers considered as a group.

A traffic circle or roundabout.

An exclusive group of people acting privately or illegally to advance their own interests

(obsolete) Compass; circuit; enclosure.

A political contest; a race.

(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.

(Botany) An annual ring.

A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.

(Mathematics) The area between two concentric circles; annulus.

(logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.

(Mathematics) A set of elements subject to the operations of addition and multiplication, in which the set is a commutative group under addition and associative under multiplication and in which the two operations are related by distributive laws.

Indirect form of words; circumlocution.

Any of the turns constituting a spiral or helix.

A territorial division or district.

(Chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds that may be represented graphically in polygonal form. Also called closed chain.

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

The sound created by a bell or another sonorous vibrating object.

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.

A loud sound, especially one that is repeated or continued.

(transitive) To surround.

A telephone call

(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.

A suggestion of a particular quality

(intransitive) To travel in circles.

A set of bells.

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.

The act or an instance of sounding a bell.

The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a ring.

To surround with or as if with a ring; encircle

An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle.

To form into a ring or rings.

A round body; a sphere; an orb.

To ornament or supply with a ring or rings

Compass; circuit; inclosure.

To remove a circular strip of bark around the circumference of (a tree trunk or branch); girdle.

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.

To put a ring in the nose of (an animal).

A circular group of persons; a ring.

To hem in (animals) by riding in a circle around them.

A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.

(Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.

A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive reasoning.

To form a ring or rings.

Indirect form of words; circumlocution.

To move, run, or fly in a spiral or circular course.

A territorial division or district.

To give forth a clear resonant sound.

To move around; to revolve around.

To cause something to ring.

To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.

To sound a bell in order to summon someone

To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.

To have a sound or character suggestive of a particular quality

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;

To be filled with sound; resound

An unofficial association of people or groups;

To hear a persistent humming or buzzing

Something approximating the shape of a circle;

To be filled with talk or rumor

Movement once around a course;

To cause (a bell, for example) to ring.

A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;

To produce (a sound) by or as if by ringing.

Street names for flunitrazepan

To announce, proclaim, or signal by or as if by ringing

A curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra;

Chiefly British To call (someone) on the telephone. Often used with up

Any circular or rotating mechanism;

To test (a coin, for example) for quality by the sound it produces when struck against something.

Travel around something;

(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

Move in circles

A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.

Be around;

A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.

Form a circle around;

(British) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.

To move around an object or area, especially in a circular pattern.

(UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.

A curved line that is the same distance from the center at all points.

In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.

Representing something whole or infinite.

(historical) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.

(botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.

(physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.

A circular group of people or objects.

(astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.

(British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.

A piece of food in the shape of a ring.

(internet) webring

A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.

An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices. Category:en:Corruption

(chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.

(geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.

(typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.

(historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.

(computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).

(firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.

(cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.

The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.

(figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.

(figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.

(colloquial) A telephone call.

Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.

A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.

(algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.

(algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.

A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and differences.{{cite-book

(transitive) To enclose or surround.

To make an incision around; to girdle; to cut away a circular tract of bark from a tree in order to kill it.

(transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.

(transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.

(falconry) To rise in the air spirally.

(transitive) To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.

To ride around (a group of animals, especially catle) to keep them milling in one place; hence intransitive, to work as a drover, to muster cattle.

(intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.

(transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.

(transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.

To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.

Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

To telephone (someone).

(intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.

(intransitive) To produce music with bells.

(dated) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.

To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.

To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.

To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.

To practice making music with bells.

To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound.

To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.

To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.

To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.

To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.

To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.

To rise in the air spirally.

A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.

Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.

A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.

A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop.

Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring.

A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena.

An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting.

A circular group of persons.

The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles.

An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.

An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.

A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc.

A characteristic sound;

A toroidal shape;

A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling;

(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

An association of criminals;

The sound of a bell ringing;

A square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger;

A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

Sound loudly and sonorously;

Ring or echo with sound;

Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification;

Be around;

Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone;

Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify;

To surround or enclose.

To cause a bell or other resonant object to emit sound.

Yes, "Circle" can refer to a geometric shape and a group of people with shared interests or characteristics.

Typically, "Circle" refers to a two-dimensional shape in geometry, but in everyday language, it can be used more loosely to describe three-dimensional objects that are round in shape.

Often, "Circle" symbolizes wholeness, unity, or infinity, especially in abstract or symbolic contexts, but not exclusively so.

No, "Ring" can refer to any circular band or object, not just jewelry, and can also represent a type of sound.

Yes, "Ring" can be used as a verb to describe the action of making a clear resonant sound.

Yes, "Ring," especially in the context of jewelry like wedding rings, can symbolize unity, connection, and commitment.

Typically, a "Ring" is described as having an empty center, distinguishing it from solid circular objects, but it's used variably in common language.

Yes, "Circle" can be used as a verb to describe the action of moving around something in a circular path.

Yes, "Circle" can symbolize infinity due to its endless, closed curve, representing wholeness and eternity.

"Circle" is primarily a noun but can also function as a verb, as in to circle around.

Yes, "Ring" can imply the act of surrounding or enclosing something, as in trees ringing a field.

Yes, "Ring" can refer to both a circular object and the resonant sound produced by or resembling such an object.

Not necessarily; "Ring" often refers to a solid band, especially in the context of jewelry, but it can also refer to any circular or ring-like object, solid or not.

Yes, in geometry, "Circle" strictly refers to a two-dimensional shape, but in everyday language, it can also refer to round, three-dimensional objects and abstract groups or concepts representing unity or wholeness.

Yes, "Circle" can symbolize protection, inclusiveness, and a sense of community or shared identity, especially when referring to groups of people.