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circumference.

The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/UK/səˈkʌmfɹəns/UK/sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/US/səˈkamfɹəns/Australia
  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.

    obsolete
  4. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

Where this word comes from

From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.

verb/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/UK/səˈkʌmfɹəns/UK/sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/US/səˈkamfɹəns/Australia
  1. To include in a circular space; to bound.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.

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