perimeter

English

Etymology

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’. From Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: pərĭm'ĭtər, IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

perimeter (plural perimeters)

1. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
2. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
3. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

Synonyms

• (mathematics): circumference

Translations

sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object

• Armenian: պարագիծ (hy) (paragic)
• Belarusian: перы́метр m (pjerýmjetr)
• Catalan: perímetre (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 周邊 (zh), 周边 (zh) (zhōubiān)

• Czech: obvod (cs) m
• Dutch: omtrek (nl), perimeter (nl)
• Finnish: kehä (fi)
• French: périmètre (fr) m
• Galician: perímetro m
• German: Umfang (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: περίμετρος f (perímetros)

• Hungarian: kerület (hu)

• Icelandic: ummál (is) m
• Japanese: 周囲 (ja) (しゅうい, shūi)
• Korean: 둘레 (ko) (dulle)
• Polish: obwód (pl) m
• Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m
• Russian: пери́метр (ru) m (perímetr)
• Slovak: obvod m
• Slovene: obseg (sl) m
• Spanish: perímetro (es) m
• Tagalog: perimetro
• Ukrainian: пери́метр m (perýmetr)

length of such a boundary

• Catalan: perímetre (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 周長 (zh), 周长 (zh) (zhōucháng)

• Dutch: omtrek (nl), perimeter (nl), omgeving (nl) f
• French: périmètre (fr) m
• Galician: perímetro m

• German: Umfang (de)
• Hungarian: kerület (hu)
• Japanese: 周囲長 (しゅういちょう, shūichō)
• Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m
• Russian: пери́метр (ru) m (perímetr)
• Tagalog: perimetro

outer limits of an area

• Finnish: ulkoreuna, reuna (fi)
• German: Umfang (de)
• Icelandic: jaðar (is)

• Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m
• Tagalog: perimetro

fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position

• Galician: perímetro m

• Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m

Synonyms

• (given grounds): premises

Related terms

• perimeter fence
• perimetric, perimetrical
• perimetrically

Anagrams

• peritreme