CIRCUMFERENCES

Noun

circumferences

plural of circumference

Source: Wiktionary


CIRCUMFERENCE

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



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