recirculation

noun

re·​cir·​cu·​la·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌsər-kyə-ˈlā-shən 

plural recirculations

: the act or process of circulating again or causing something to circulate again

… which help convert the steam generated within the reactor back into water for recirculation in the closed loop system.

—Dave Flessner

… corrected duct leaks to improve recirculation of air and reduce our heating and cooling requirements.

—Kristin Piester

—often used attributively

recirculation pumps

Examples of recirculation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Notable was the proactiveness of its defensive line, at times hustling to advance its line of engagement just inside their attacking half to pour the pressure on and sustain it more usefully in the event of recirculation. —Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 16 June 2025

His last post before becoming pope was critical of the Trump administration The pope’s final post as Cardinal Robert Prevost was a recirculation on April 14 of a post by church chronicler Rocco Palmo about Trump’s Oval Office meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. —Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

Time may or may not be a flat circle, but recirculation of clichés absolutely is. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025

Such things as gas recirculation modules, open-loop scrubbers and mechanical and systematic improvement have since been rolled out. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recirculation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration