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Webster 1913 Edition
Circumference
Cir-cum′fer-ence
,Noun.
[L.
circumferentia
.] 1.
The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.
Millon.
2.
A circle; anything circular.
His ponderous shield . . .
Behind him cast. The broad
Hung on his shoulders like the moon.
Behind him cast. The broad
circumference
Hung on his shoulders like the moon.
Milton.
3.
The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
Cir-cum′fer-ence
,Verb.
T.
To include in a circular space; to bound.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Circumference
CIRCUMFERENCE
,Noun.
1.
The line that bounds a circle; the exterior line of a circular body; the whole exterior surface of a round body; a periphery.2.
The space included in a circle.3.
An orb; a circle; any thing circular or orbicular; as in Milton, speaking of a shield.The broad circumference hung on his shoulders like the moon.
CIRCUMFERENCE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
circumference
circumference
English
Circumference and diameter
Noun
circumference (plural circumferences)
- (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
- (geometry) The length of such a line
- (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
- (graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
Synonyms
- (geometry): perimeter
- (distance measured around any object): girth
- (distance measured around a race track): lap
Related terms
Translations
line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
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length of such line
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graph theory
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Verb
circumference (third-person singular simple present circumferences, present participle circumferencing, simple past and past participle circumferenced)