'Circumferential' definitions:
Definition of 'circumferential'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"
Definition of 'Circumferential'
From: GCIDE
- Circumferential \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial\, a. [LL. circumferentialis.] Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. --Parkhurst. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'circumferential'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambient,
- circling,
- circumambient,
- circumflex,
- circumfluent,
- circumfluous,
- circumjacent,
- delineatory,
- embracing,
- encircling,
- enclosing,
- encompassing,
- enfolding,
- enveloping,
- environing,
- in outline,
- neighboring,
- outlined,
- perimetric,
- peripheral,
- roundabout,
- suburban,
- surrounding,
- wrapping