circumference

CEFRC1

/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The distance around the edge of a circle.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The length of such a line.

Examples

  • God is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference is nowhere.

  • Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /səˈkamfɹəns/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The surface of a round or spherical object.

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

  3. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

More examples

In context

  • The world can no more have two summits than a circumference can have two centres.

  • Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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