circumference
noun
the outer boundary, especially of a circular area; perimeter.
circumferentially
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a word derived from
circumference.
Example Sentences
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On a convex or tubular structure such as the outside surface of a blood vessel, cells tend to move circumferentially around the shape.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Other surgeons secure the fragments in close contact for bony union by passing a silk or metal suture around them circumferentially.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The mould is made up of a number of wedge pieces which close circumferentially on the enclosed mass, which is also subjected to end pressure.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by P. Gerald (Percy Gerald) Sanford
On account of both rails being used for circuits, . . . the driving-wheels had to be split circumferentially and completely insulated from the axles.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
Growth is by substitution at the proximal end and by subperiosteal lamellation circumferentially.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
