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circumference (noun)

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  • circumference — ► NOUN 1) the enclosing boundary of a circle. 2) the distance around something. DERIVATIVES circumferential adjective. ORIGIN Latin circumferentia, from circum around + ferre carry …   English terms dictionary

  • circumference — noun VERB + CIRCUMFERENCE ▪ have ▪ calculate, measure ▪ to measure the circumference of a circle PREPOSITION ▪ in circumfe …   Collocations dictionary

  • circumference — noun 1 (C, U) the distance measured around the outside of a circle: the circumference of the Earth | 3 metres in circumference 2 (singular) the measurement around the outside of any shape; periphery circumferential adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • circumference — noun 1) the circumference of the pit Syn: perimeter, border, boundary; edge, rim, verge, margin, fringe; literary marge 2) the circumference of his arm Syn: girth, width …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • circumference — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferre to carry around, from circum + ferre to carry more at bear Date: 14th century 1. the perimeter of a circle 2. the external… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • circumference — noun /sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns,sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ a) The line that bounds a circle or other two dimensional figure b) The length of such a line Syn: girth, lap See Also …   Wiktionary

  • circumference — cir|cum|fer|ence [ sər kʌmf(ə)rəns ] noun count or uncount the distance measured around the edge of a circle or a round object or area: a circle with a circumference of 20 inches The island is 50 miles in circumference. a. count usually singular… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • circumference — UK [sə(r)ˈkʌmf(ə)rəns] / US [sərˈkʌmf(ə)rəns] noun Word forms circumference : singular circumference plural circumferences a) [countable/uncountable] the distance measured around the edge of a circle or a round object or area a circle with a… …   English dictionary

  • circumference — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. perimeter, boundary, compass. See circuit, environment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. perimeter, periphery, boundary, outline, ambit, circuit, compass, limit, border, bounds, edge, rim, margin; see also… …   English dictionary for students

  • circumference — [sə kʌmf(ə)r(ə)ns] noun 1》 the enclosing boundary of a circle. 2》 the distance around something. Derivatives circumferential adjective circumferentially adverb Origin ME: from OFr. circonference, from L. circumferentia, from circum around + ferre …   English new terms dictionary

  • circumference — [səˈkʌmf(ə)rəns] noun [C/U] the distance measured around the edge of a circle or a round object …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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