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Circumference - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Circumference : (noun)
1: the size of something as given by the distance around it
[syn: perimeter]
2: the length of the closed curve of a circle
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Circumference : \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t.
To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Circumference |
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10Yetis: Been out 2 garden 4 first time today 2 look at the lovely snow and we have a new, huge, 2ft Circumference mole hill. Rifle o'clock! |
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cicinel20: i be lookin for math and science functions in a dick like.... width ,length Circumference, theory of relativity thermalbility LOL |
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aaronalexis: Thanks really sick girl on the bus for sneezing repeatedly in my personal Circumference and giving me a chest cold. Thanks a lot. |
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