CIRCUMFERENCE


Meaning of CIRCUMFERENCE in English

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.

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