Circumference
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Circumference is a noun meaning (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
Meaning
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
More Meanings
- (geometry) The length of such a line.
- (graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph.
- (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object.
- (obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
Example Sentences
Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface
Word Forms
- circumferences
- circumferencing
- circumferenced
Synonyms for circumference
Depending on context, synonyms include perimeter, umstroke, girth, lap.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perimeter, round, tower, edge, periphery, circumferentially.
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