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circumference
Meaning: the distance around the outside edge of a circle
circumference in a sentence
How circumference is used in real sentences:
The scientist measured the circumference of the tree trunk to estimate its age.
Runners on the track cover the full circumference of the oval twice before the race ends.
“One version even said each blue spot had the circumference of a quarter.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for circumference
Other words for circumference — perimeter and girth — carry the same meaning.
- perimeter
- girth
Where it comes from
From Latin circum 'around' + ferre 'to carry'
Word parts
- circum — around
circumference: circum- (around) + fer (carry)
Memory hook
CIRCUM (around) + FERENCE (carry) — the line carried around a circle.
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