circumference
the outer boundary, especially of a circular area; perimeter: the circumference of a circle.
the length of such a boundary: a one-mile circumference.
the area within a bounding line: the vast circumference of his mind.
Origin of circumference
1Other words for circumference
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How to use circumference in a sentence
This hat will grow with your kids, suiting a circumference size of 7 to 12 inches.
Best winter hats: Comfortable hats to keep you warm | Carsen Joenk | January 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceInstead, in addition to looking at waist circumference, your health-care provider will note clinical markers indicative of visceral adiposity, Jay says.
Some trainers tout HIIT as the best way to burn belly fat. Here’s what science says. | Pam Moore | December 15, 2020 | Washington PostEffective range is the distance at which you can reliably place a shot within a circle that matches the size of the vital organs of an animal—about the circumference of a paper plate for a deer or an elk.
Each band comes with two different lengths for the longer side to fit wrists between 5 and 8 inches in circumference.
Smartwatch accessories to give your high-tech friends and family | PopSci Commerce Team | October 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFor landscape shots, set your camera on screen mode so you aren’t blinded by the viewfinder, and shoot directly into the sun and around its circumference.
The rest that extends beyond the circumference of the meat quickly melts down onto the surface of the flattop.
Pi is officially defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
The course is about a mile and a half in circumference, and the "straight" about five furlongs in length.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellTheir branches describe a circle of more than eighty feet in circumference, but they no longer bear fruit.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe rock towers to a height of two hundred and fifty feet and is about a mile in circumference.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIts circumference is not very considerable, but nearly the same all the way up, which gives it the look of a tower.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOn the circumference of the barrel are gear teeth, and those teeth engage corresponding teeth on the arbor of the center.
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British Dictionary definitions for circumference
/ (səˈkʌmfərəns) /
the boundary of a specific area or geometric figure, esp of a circle
the length of a closed geometric curve, esp of a circle. The circumference of a circle is equal to the diameter multiplied by π
Origin of circumference
1Derived forms of circumference
- circumferential (səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl), adjective
- circumferentially, adverb
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Scientific definitions for circumference
[ sər-kŭm′fər-əns ]
The boundary line of a circle.
The boundary line of a figure, area, or object.
The length of such a boundary. The circumference of a circle is computed by multiplying the diameter by pi.
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Cultural definitions for circumference
[ (suhr-kum-fuhr-uhns) ]
The measure of the distance around a circle.
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