circumference
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circumference
- /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ UK
- /səˈkʌmfɹəns/ UK
- /sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/ US
- /səˈkamfɹəns/ Australia
Rhymes with -ʌmfɹəns
Where it comes from
From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.
noun circumferences
- The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
- The length of such a line.
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The surface of a round or spherical object.
Similar: girth
- The length of the longest cycle of a graph.
verb circumferences · circumferencing · circumferenced
- To include in a circular space; to bound. Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: perimeter, round, tower, edge, periphery, circumferentially, rim, thereof, turn, tour, walk, trick, ride, waist, girth, rook
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Every language
noun line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
| Español | circunferencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원주 wonju, 둘레 dulle |
| 日本語 | 円周 enshū |
| 中文 | 圓周 /圆周 yuánzhōu |
| हिन्दी | परिधि paridhi |
| Português | circunferência |
| Français | circonférence |
| Deutsch | Umfang |
| Italiano | circonferenza |
| Ελληνικά | περιφέρεια periféreia |
| Română | circumferință |
| Русский | окру́жность okrúžnostʹ, пери́метр perímetr |
| Tiếng Việt | chu vi, đường tròn |
| العربية | مُحِيط muḥīṭ |
noun length of such line
| Español | circunferencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 円周長 enshūchō, 周長 shūchō |
| 中文 | 周長 /周长 zhōucháng |
| हिन्दी | परिधि paridhi |
| Português | perímetro |
| Français | circonférence |
| Deutsch | Umfang, Kreisumfang |
| Italiano | circonferenza |
| Ελληνικά | περιφέρεια periféreia |
| Русский | длина́ окру́жности dliná okrúžnosti, пери́метр perímetr |
| Tiếng Việt | độ dài chu vi, độ dài |
| العربية | مُحِيط muḥīṭ |
| עברית | הֶקֵּף hekéf |
noun graph theory
| Français | circonférence |
|---|
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title = {circumference},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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