'Circumference' definitions:
Definition of 'circumference'
(from WordNet)
noun
The size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: circumference, perimeter]
noun
The boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" [syn: circumference, circuit]
noun
The length of the closed curve of a circle
Definition of 'Circumference'
From: GCIDE
- Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [L. circumferentia.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. --Millon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A circle; anything circular. [1913 Webster]
- His ponderous shield . . . Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Circumference'
From: GCIDE
- Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t. To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'circumference'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambit,
- annular muscle,
- annulus,
- areola,
- aureole,
- border,
- boundaries,
- boundary,
- bounds,
- bourns,
- chaplet,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumscription,
- circus,
- closed circle,
- compass,
- confines,
- coordinates,
- corona,
- coronet,
- cortex,
- covering,
- crown,
- crust,
- cycle,
- diadem,
- discus,
- disk,
- edges,
- envelope,
- epidermis,
- eternal return,
- exterior,
- external,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- fairy ring,
- fringe,
- fringes,
- front,
- garland,
- glory,
- halo,
- integument,
- lasso,
- limitations,
- limits,
- lineaments,
- logical circle,
- loop,
- looplet,
- magic circle,
- marches,
- margin,
- metes,
- metes and bounds,
- noose,
- O,
- orbit,
- outer face,
- outer layer,
- outer side,
- outer skin,
- outline,
- outlines,
- outside,
- outskirts,
- pale,
- parameters,
- perimeter,
- periphery,
- radius,
- rim,
- rind,
- ring,
- rondelle,
- round,
- roundel,
- saucer,
- shell,
- skin,
- skirts,
- sphincter,
- superficies,
- superstratum,
- surface,
- top,
- verges,
- vicious circle,
- wheel,
- wreath