Look up: circumference

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   circumference
   [n] - the length of the closed curve of a circle 2. [n] - the size of something as given by the distance around it
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   Circumference
   The line that goes round or encompasses a circular object.
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   circumference
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Gravity) The total distance around the edge of a circle.
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   circumference
   The distance around a circle
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   Circumference
   Definition (keystage 2) The distance all the way round a circle; the boundary (perimeter) of a circle
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   Circumference
   Cir·cum'fer·ence noun [ Latin 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 circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. Milton. » 3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicu ...
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   Circumference
   Cir·cum'fer·ence transitive verb To include in a circular space; to bound. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.
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   circumference
   The outer boundary, especially of a circular area. ... Synonym: circumferentia. ... Origin: L. Circumferentia, a bearing around ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   circumference
   perimeter noun the size of something as given by the distance around it
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    circumference
    noun 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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    Circumference
    The `circumference` is the distance around a closed curve. Circumference is a kind of perimeter.
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    Circumference
    • (n.) The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body. • (v. t.) To include in a circular space; to bound. • (n.) A circle; anything circular. • (n.) The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.
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    circumference
    (from the article `sound`) As a circular wave front (such as that created by dropping a stone onto a water surface) expands, its energy is distributed over an increasingly ...
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    circumference
    circumference 1. The boundary line of a circle. 2. The boundary line of a figure, area, or object; the length of such a boundary. 3. The distance around the widest part of a round object or a line enclosing a circular space.
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    circumference
    The outer boundary, especially of a circular area. Syn: circumferentia TA [L. circumferentia, a bearing around]
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    circumference
    The curve which incloses a circle, ellipse, or other closed, plane figure. In figures bounded by straight lines, such as the triangle, square, or other type of polygon, the term perimeter is used to designate the sum of all the bounding lines taken together. The length of the circumference depends...
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