circumference

cir·cum·fer·ence  (sr-kmfr-ns)

n.

1. The boundary line of a circle.

2.

a. The boundary line of a figure, area, or object.

b. Abbr. c or circ. The length of such a boundary.

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[Middle English, from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferns, circumferent-, present participle of circumferre, to carry around : circum-, circum- + ferre, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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cir·cumfer·ential (-f-rnshl) adj.

Synonyms: circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery
These nouns refer to a line around a closed figure or area: the circumference of the earth; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; the perimeter of a rectangle; a fence around the periphery of the property.

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circumference [səˈkʌmfərəns]

n

1. (Mathematics) the boundary of a specific area or geometric figure, esp of a circle

2. (Mathematics) the length of a closed geometric curve, esp of a circle. The circumference of a circle is equal to the diameter multiplied by π

[from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferre to carry around, from circum- + ferre to bear]

circumferential  [səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl] adj

circumferentially  adv

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circumference  (sr-kmfr-ns)

1. The boundary line of a circle.

2. The boundary line of a figure, area, or object.

3. The length of such a boundary. The circumference of a circle is computed by multiplying the diameter by pi.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circumference - the size of something as given by the distance around it perimeter size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" girth - the distance around a person's body
	2.	circumference - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" circuit border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete - a line that indicates a boundary
	3.	circumference - the length of the closed curve of a circle length - the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet" sextant - a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees straight angle - an angle of 180 degrees

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circumference

noun edge, limits, border, bounds, outline, boundary, fringe, verge, rim, perimeter, periphery, extremity a gold watch-face with diamond chips around its circumference

Translations

circumference [səˈkʌmfərəns] N → circunferencia f

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circumference [sə^rˈkʌmfrəns] n → circonférence f
seven metres in circumference → sept mètres de circonférence

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circumference

n → Umfang m; the tree is 10 ft in circumference → der Baum hat einen Umfang von 10 Fuß

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circumference [s/əˈkʌmf/ər/əns] n → circonferenza

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circumference

n circumference [səˈkamfərəns]

(the length of) the boundary line of a circle or anything circular in shape the circumference of a circle/wheel. omtrek مُحيطُ الدّائِرَه периферия obvod omkreds der Umfang περιφέρεια circunferencia ümbermõõt, ringjoon محیط ympärysmitta circonférence הֶיקֵף परिधि ophodnja kerülete vminek keliling, lingkaran ummál circonferenza 円周 외주 apskritimas, apskritimo ilgis riņķa līnija; perimetrs lilitan omtrek omkrets, periferi obwód circunferência circumferinţă окружность obvod obseg obim kruga omkrets เส้นรอบวง çevresel uzunluk, çember uzunluğu 圓周 коло محیط chu vi 圆周