| Term | Definition |
| circuitous | (adj) roundabout; indirect |
| circumspect | (adj) cautious and watchful; prudent |
| circumference | (noun) the outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter |
| orbit | (noun) path of one body as it revolves around another body |
| orb | (noun) a sphere |
| configuration | (noun) a shape or outline; a method of arrangement |
| figurative | (adj) using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal |
| cyclic | (adj) occurring or moving in cycles |
| encyclopedic | (adj) possessing information about many subjects or intensively about one subject |