circumferential
of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.
lying within the circumference.
circuitous; indirect: a circumferential manner of speech.
Origin of circumferential
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How to use circumferential in a sentence
The circumferential speed of a blade at the midspan point is 315 feet per second.
The science behind how an aircraft glides | By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceVirtually every large metropolis in the world now has such circumferential roads that avoid inner-city traffic.
The circumferential speed of the drill should not much exceed 10 feet per minute.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallAll the aspects of his circumferential existence, island-like in the dividing indigo of a magic sea, pleased him equally.
Cytherea | Joseph HergesheimerThe circumferential slip (b) lies over (as viewed from within) both the basal and wall membrane.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles Darwin
The circumferential pitch is of course got by dividing the diametral pitch by π.
This latter is a circumferential panel about midway between the top and bottom of the bell.
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California | George Wharton James
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