circumference en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- səkŭm'frəns (Australia)
- /səˈkamfɹəns/ (Australia)
- /səˈkʌmfɹəns/ (UK)
- /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ (UK)
- sûkŭm'frəns (UK)
- sərkŭm'frəns (US)
- səkŭm'frəns (UK)
- (UK) audio
- /sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/ (US)
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Etymology
From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.
Meanings
- The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
- The length of such a line.
- (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object.
- The length of the longest cycle of a graph.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumferences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
semicircumference · circumferenceless
Relateds
Synonyms
umstroke · perimeter · girth (distance measured around any object) · lap (distance measured around a race track)
Translations (116)
nb omkrets (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · cmn 周長 /周长 (length of such line) · mi pae (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · es circunferencia (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · bn পরিধি (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · el περιφέρεια (length of such line) · ca circumferència (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · is ummál (length of such line) · be акру́жнасць (length of such line) · cmn 圓周 /圆周 (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · az çevrə (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · es circunferencia (length of such line) · ru пери́метр (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · mi taiāwhiotanga (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · lt perimetras (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · fr circonférence (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · hi परिधि (length of such line) · ang ymbgang (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ast circunferencia (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ang ymbgang (length of such line) · fr circonférence (graph theory) · sl obseg (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · hu kerület (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · mk обиколка (length of such line) · nb omkrets (length of such line) · la circumferentia (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ga timpeall (length of such line) · nl omtrek (length of such line) · ar مُحِيط (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ja 周長 (length of such line) · cs obvod (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ru окру́жность (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · uk окру́жність (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sv omkrets (length of such line) · vi chu vi (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · cs obvod (length of such line) · ar مُحِيط (length of such line) · sh òbim (length of such line) · cy cylchyn (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ta சுற்றளவு (length of such line) · ja 円周 (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · hi परिधि (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · lb Ëmfang (length of such line) · ko 원주 (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sh о̏псе̄г (length of such line) · ru пери́метр (length of such line) · mk обем (length of such line) · bn পরিধি (length of such line) · mk периме́тар (length of such line) · sa नेमि (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · gl circunferencia (length of such line) · tl tikop (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sk obvod (length of such line) · sh òbim (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · da omkreds (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · hy շրջանագիծ (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sh о̏псе̄г (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · th ความยาวเส้นรอบวง (length of such line) · da omkreds (length of such line) · el περιφέρεια (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sv omkrets (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · fi ympärysmitta (length of such line) · bg перифе́рия (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · grc περιφέρεια (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · tr çevre (length of such line) · th เส้นรอบวง (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · pl obwód (length of such line) · de Umfang (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sl obseg (length of such line) · pt perímetro (length of such line) · sh о̀бим (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sh о̀бим (length of such line) · kn ಪರಿಧಿ (length of such line) · pl obwód (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · fa پیرامون (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · vi đường tròn (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · he הֶקֵּף (length of such line) · ro circumferință (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · vi độ dài (length of such line) · ja 円周長 (length of such line) · sk obvod (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ru длина́ окру́жности (length of such line) · nl omtrek (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · de Kreisumfang (length of such line) · bg окръ́жност (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · it circonferenza (length of such line) · fi kehä (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · pt circunferência (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · mk периме́тар (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · vi độ dài chu vi (length of such line) · mk обем (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · gl circunferencia (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · sh ȍpsēg (length of such line) · be акру́жнасць (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · nrf circonféthence (length of such line) · ka გარშემოწერილობა (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ta சுற்றளவு (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · bg обико́лка (length of such line) · ga timpeall (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · de Umfang (length of such line) · kn ಪರಿಧಿ (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · uk окру́жність (length of such line) · ko 둘레 (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · bg периметър (length of such line) · tl tikop (length of such line) · am ክበብ (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · cy cylchedd (length of such line) · bg обико́лка (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · ca circumferència (length of such line) · ota چوره (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · mk обиколка (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · hy պարագիծ (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · fr circonférence (length of such line) · sh ȍpsēg (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object) · mi pae (length of such line) · it circonferenza (line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object)