circumference

Meaning

Noun

1. The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
2. The length of such a line.
3. (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object.
4. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

Verb

To include in a circular space; to bound.

Synonyms

perimeter

girth

circle

⭕

periphery

circuit

surroundings

compass

🧭

border

edge

environs

boundary

contour

extent

circum

width

fringe

outline

precinct

ring

💍

round

province

all around

seed

space

vicinity

floral envelope

in the vicinity of

circumference of a circle

outer tracks

outside work

in the area of

surrounding area

perigone

circumferentia

perigonium

environment

falls

fruit

radius

ambitus

areola

around

ball

borough

breadth

chlamys

coronet

county

district

egg

🥚

Translations

circonférence

Umfang

circonferenza

circunferencia

circunferência

omtrek

circumferència

περιφέρεια

perímetro

perímetro

cirkelomtrek

volume

Umkreis

Kreislinie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/

Etymology

From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“I carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.