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Antonyms for circumference

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ser-kuhm-fer-uhns
Phonetic Transcription : sərˈkʌm fər əns

Definition of circumference

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin circumferentia, neuter plural of circumferens, present participle of circumferre "to lead around, take around, carry around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer). A loan-translation of Greek periphereia "periphery, the line round a circular body," literally "a carrying round" (see periphery). Related: Circumferential.
  • noun edge, perimeter
Example sentences :
  • Draw a diagram representing the circumference line and pitch in feet.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • Melville is an island of more than a mile in circumference, with low, rocky shores.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • From points near the circumference these circles or curves are very small.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • Draw a few straight lines, from the centre to the circumference of a circle.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • The diameter is then multiplied by 3.1416 to obtain the circumference.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • There is no outside, no inclosing wall, no circumference to us.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The soul of the world was diffused everywhere from the centre to the circumference.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • The visible creation is the terminus or the circumference of the invisible world.
  • Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The moral law lies at the centre of nature and radiates to the circumference.
  • Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • To find the circumference of a circle: Multiply the diameter by 3.1416.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

Synonyms for circumference

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