circulation vs spreading

circulation and spreading both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circulation	Yes	No	No	No
spreading	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spreading is a hypernym of circulation; that is, spreading is a word with a broader meaning than circulation:

circulation: the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area
spreading: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

Other hypernyms of circulation include spread.

As nouns, spreading is a hypernym of circulation; that is, spreading is a word with a broader meaning than circulation:

circulation: the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
spreading: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

Other hypernyms of circulation include airing, dissemination, public exposure.

circulation (noun)	spreading (noun)
the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area	act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)	the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)	process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
(library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period