peri'metrical

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perimeter (pəˈrɪmɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  maths
 a.  the curve or line enclosing a plane area
 b.  the length of this curve or line
2.  a.  any boundary around something, such as a field
 b.  (as modifier): a perimeter fence; a perimeter patrol
3.  a medical instrument for measuring the limits of the field of vision
 
[C16: from French périmètre, from Latin perimetros; see peri-, -meter]
 
perimetric
 
adj
 
peri'metrical
 
adj
 
peri'metrically
 
adv
 
pe'rimetry
 
n

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