A circular movement of a limb or eye

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Circumduction may refer to: Circumduction (anatomy) , the circular movement of a limb Circumduction (rhetoric) , an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, from Latin circumductionem (nominative circumductio ), noun of action from past participle stem of circumducere "to lead around, move or drive around," from circum "around" (see circum- ) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related: Circumduce .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a circular movement of a limb or eye

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction. "Windmilling" the arms or rotating the hand from the wrist are ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circumduction \Cir`cum*duc"tion\, n. [L. circumductio.] A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] --Hooker. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] --Ayliffe. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface.