'Perimeter' definitions:
Definition of 'perimeter'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
A line enclosing a plane areas
noun
The size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: circumference, perimeter]
Definition of 'Perimeter'
From: GCIDE
- Perimeter \Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; peri` around + ? measure: cf. F. p['e]rim[`e]tre.]
- 1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision. [1913 Webster] Perimetric
Synonyms of 'perimeter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alentours,
- ambience,
- ambit,
- border,
- borderlands,
- borderline,
- boundaries,
- boundary,
- bounds,
- bourn,
- bourns,
- brim,
- brink,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circumambiencies,
- circumference,
- circumjacencies,
- circumscription,
- circumstances,
- compass,
- confines,
- context,
- coordinates,
- edge,
- edges,
- entourage,
- environing circumstances,
- environment,
- environs,
- fringe,
- fringes,
- gestalt,
- habitat,
- hem,
- limitations,
- limits,
- marches,
- margin,
- metes,
- metes and bounds,
- milieu,
- neighborhood,
- outlines,
- outposts,
- outskirts,
- pale,
- parameters,
- periphery,
- precincts,
- purlieus,
- situation,
- skirt,
- skirts,
- suburbs,
- surroundings,
- total environment,
- verge,
- verges,
- vicinage,
- vicinity