Circumference
WordNet

noun


(1)   The size of something as given by the distance around it
(2)   The length of the closed curve of a circle
(3)   The boundary line encompassing an area or object
"He had walked the full circumference of his land"
"A danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"
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Etymology


From circumferentia, circum around; ferre carry

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

Synonyms

  • (distance measured around any object): girth
  • (distance measured around a race track): lap
 
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