circumference as a noun: - 1
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circumference
noun
1 circumference
The size of something as given by the distance around it.
synonym: perimeter.
Roget 230:
outline,
circumference;
perimeter,
periphery,
ambit,
circuit,
lines tournure†,
contour,
profile,
silhouette;
bounds;
coast line.
zone,
belt,
girth,
band,
baldric,
zodiac,
girdle,
tyre [Brit.],
cingle†,
clasp,
girt;
cordon
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
circlet,
etc.
247.
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Dutch: omtrek
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.
synonym: circuit.
3 circumference
The length of the closed curve of a circle.
Polish: obwód
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