circumference
noun
the outer boundary, especially of a circular area; perimeter.
circumferences
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pluralof circumference.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The helmets are marked as large, for head circumferences between 22.5 to 25 inches.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Drips are indulged, or even encouraged, and rings of painted dots often trace the circumferences of larger orbs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
During an inspection Dec. 15, Sampson observed “numerous” branches with 2- to 8-inch circumferences that were severed by the aerial saw and allowed to fall from 150 feet above, according to the violation notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
A meager set is a set contained in the countable union of nowhere dense sets, such as the circumference of a circle in the plane, or finitely or countably many such circumferences.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2021
When people begin to make so very few words serve their purpose it shows that their circumferences have intersected—no mere tangents now.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
