perimeter
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’.[1] From Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
perimeter (plural perimeters)
- (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
- The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
- A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
- An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
SynonymsEdit
- (mathematics): circumference
TranslationsEdit
sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object
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length of such a boundary
outer limits of an area
fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position
SynonymsEdit
- (given grounds): premises