Synonyms for circumference
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ser-kuhm-fer-uhns |
Phonetic Transcription : sərˈkʌm fər əns |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for circumference
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