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circumference

/sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
  2. The length of such a line
  3. The surface of a round or spherical object
  4. The length of the longest cycle of a graph
  5. To include in a circular space; to bound.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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