HyperDic: circumference

English > 3 senses of the word *circumference*:
NOUN	attribute	circumference, perimeter	the size of something as given by the distance around it
	location	circumference, circuit	the boundary line encompassing an area or object
	attribute	circumference	the length of the closed curve of a circle

circumference > pronunciation
Sounds	serkah'mfrahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *circumference*: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The size of something as given by the distance around it.
Synonym	perimeter
Narrower	girth	The distance around a person's body
Broader	size	The physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
Spanish	circunferencia, perímetro
Catalan	circumferència, perímetre

English > *circumference*: 3 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	The boundary line encompassing an area or object.
Examples	"he had walked the full circumference of his land" "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
Synonym	circuit
Broader	boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete	A line that indicates a boundary
Adjectives	circumferent	closely encircling
Adjectives	circumferential	lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts

English > *circumference*: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The length of the closed curve of a circle.
Parts	sextant	A unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
Parts	straight angle	An angle of 180 degrees
Broader	length	The linear extent in space from one end to the other
Spanish	circunferencia
Catalan	circumferència

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