circumference

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      Circumference and diameter

      Etymology

      From Latin circumferentia, circum around; ferre carry

      Pronunciation

      • (UK) IPA: /sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns/
      • (US) IPA: /sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns/
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      • Rhymes: -ɛns

      Noun

      circumference (plural circumferences)

      1. (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
      2. (geometry) The length of such a line
      3. (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

      Synonyms

      • (distance measured around any object): girth
      • (distance measured around a race track): lap

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      Verb

      circumference (third-person singular simple present circumferences, present participle circumferencing, simple past and past participle circumferenced)

      1. (obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
        (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)
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