circumference, perimeter
(noun) the size of something as given by the distance around it
circumference
(noun) the length of the closed curve of a circle
circumference, circuit
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
circumference (plural circumferences)
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
(geometry) The length of such a line
(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
• (geometry): perimeter, umstroke
• (distance measured around any object): girth
• (distance measured around a race track): lap
circumference (third-person singular simple present circumferences, present participle circumferencing, simple past and past participle circumferenced)
(obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir*cum"fer*ence, n. Etym: [L. circumferentia.]
1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. Millon.
2. A circle; anything circular. His ponderous shield . . . Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. Milton.
3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
Cir*cum"fer*ence, v. t.
Definition: To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 October 2024
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
