circumference — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

2. The length of such a line.

3. The surface of a round or spherical object.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

4. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

Verb

1. To include in a circular space; to bound.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Transitive

   Examples

   Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface

Noun

1. the size of something as given by the distance around it

   Synonyms

   perimeter

   Broader terms

   size

2. the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   Synonyms

   circuit

   Broader terms

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   Examples

   he had walked the full circumference of his land

   a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe

3. the length of the closed curve of a circle

   Broader terms

   length