Definitions for circumference
sərˈkʌm fər ənscir·cum·fer·ence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. circumference, perimeternoun

   the size of something as given by the distance around it

2. circumference, circuitnoun

   the boundary line encompassing an area or object

   "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

3. circumferencenoun

   the length of the closed curve of a circle

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. circumferencenoun

   The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure

2. circumferencenoun

   The length of such a line

3. circumferencenoun

   The surface of a round or spherical object

4. Etymology: From circumferentia, circum around; ferre carry

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CIRCUMFERENCEnoun

   Etymology: circumferentia, Latin.

   1. The periphery; the line including and surrounding any thing.

   Extend thus far thy bounds,
   This be thy just circumference, O world! John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Because the hero is the center of the main action, all the lines from the circumference tend to him alone. John Dryden, Dufres.

   A coal of fire, moved nimbly in the circumference of a circle, makes the whole circumference appear like a circle of fire. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   2. The space inclosed in a circle.

   So was his will
   Pronounc’d among the gods, and by an oath,
   That shook heav’n’s whole circumference, confirm’d. John Milton.

   He first inclos’d for lists a level ground,
   The whole circumference a mile around. John Dryden, Fables.

   3. The external part of an orbicular body.

   The bubble, being looked on by the light of the clouds reflected from it, seemed red at its apparent circumference. If the clouds were viewed through it, the colour at its circumference would be blue. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   4. An orb; a circle; any thing circular or orbicular.

   His pond’rous shield, large and round,
   Behind him cast; the broad circumference
   Hung on his shoulders like the moon. John Milton, Par. Lost.

2. To Circumferenceverb

   To include in a circular space.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface; but diffused at indeterminate distances. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.

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1. circumference

   Circumference is the linear distance around the edge of a closed curve or circular object. It is often used to describe the distance around a circle, and can be calculated mathematically by multiplying the diameter of the circular object by pi (approximately 3.14159).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Circumferencenoun

   the line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery

2. Circumferencenoun

   a circle; anything circular

3. Circumferencenoun

   the external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body

4. Circumferenceverb

   to include in a circular space; to bound

5. Etymology: [L. circumferentia.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Circumference

   Circumference is the linear distance around the outside of a closed curve or circular object. The circumference of a circle is of special importance to geometric and trigonometric concepts. However circumference may also describe the outside of elliptical closed curves. Circumference is a special example of perimeter.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Circumference

   sėr-kum′fėr-ens, n. the boundary-line of any round body, esp. of a circle: the line surrounding anything: area: compass: distance round.—adj. Circumferen′tial—n. Circumferent′or, an instrument used by surveyors and miners for measuring horizontal angles, consisting of a graduated circle, an index, and a magnetic needle suspended over the centre of a circle—now superseded by the Theodolite. [L. circum, about, ferre, to carry.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumference in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of circumference in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Guinhouya:

   Efforts should be carried out to keep the waist circumference of children to less than half their height, this can be done through continuing to watch the eating choices of children together with encouragement and promotion of an active lifestyle and a reduction of sedentary pastimes.

2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton:

   Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe--the open sesame to every soul.

3. Voltaire:

   God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.

4. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

5. Scott Carver:

   Basically around the circumference [ of the intestine ], there are some parts that are more stretchy and some parts that are more stiff, and that is what creates the edges and the cubing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=circumference
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Circumference
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=circumference
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumference
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=circumference
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=circumference