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cir⋅cum⋅fer⋅ence
[ser-kuhm-fer-uh
ns] 
–noun
| 1. | the outer boundary, esp. of a circular area; perimeter: the circumference of a circle. |
| 2. | the length of such a boundary: a one-mile circumference. |
| 3. | the area within a bounding line: the vast circumference of his mind. |
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| cir·cum·fer·ence (sər-kŭm'fər-əns) n.
[Middle English, from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferēns, circumferent-, present participle of circumferre, to carry around : circum-, circum- + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] cir·cum'fer·en'tial (-fə-rěn'shəl) adj. Synonyms: These nouns refer to a line around a closed figure or area: the circumference of the earth; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; the perimeter of a rectangle; a fence around the periphery of the property. |
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Circumference
Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [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 circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. --Milton. 3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.Circumference
Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t. To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Language Translation for : circumference
Spanish:
circunferencia,
German:
der Umfang,
Japanese:
円周
circumference [(suhr-kum-fuhr-uhns)]
The measure of the distance around a circle.
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circumference
1393, from L. circumferentia, neut. pl. of circumferens prp. of circumferre (loan-transl. of Gk. periphereia "rotundity, periphery"), from circum "around" + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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circumference (sər-kŭm'fər-əns) Pronunciation Key
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