PERIMETER


Meaning of PERIMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈri-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English perimetre, from Latin perimetros, from Greek, from peri- + metron measure — more at measure

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the boundary of a closed plane figure

b. : the length of a perimeter

2. : a line or strip bounding or protecting an area

3. : outer limits — often used in plural

4. : the part of a basketball court outside the three-point line

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.