cir ‧ cum ‧ fer ‧ ence /səˈkʌmf ə rəns $ sər-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin circumferentia , from circumferre 'to carry around' , from circum- ( CIRCUM- ) + ferre 'to carry' ]
[countable usually singular, uncountable] the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape ⇨ diameter , perimeter , radius
circumference of
the circumference of the Earth
in circumference
The island is only nine miles in circumference.