circumspectĭo, ōnis, f. [circumspicio]. *
I Prop., a looking on all sides , a looking about : singulorum, sibi horizontem facit, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 15, 17.—
II Trop., foresight , circumspection , caution (v. circumspicio, I. B.): circumspectio et accurata consideratio, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 11, 35; Fragm. Val. § 35: prudentiae insunt ratio, intellectus, circumspectio, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 8, 7.