English-Thai Dictionary

circumference

N เส้นรอบวง  periphery boundary outline sen-rob-wong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CIRCUMFERENCE

n. 1. The line that bounds a circle; the exterior line of a circular body; the whole exterior surface of a round body; a periphery.
2. The space included in a circle.
3. An orb; a circle; any thing circular or orbicular; as in Milton, speaking of a shield.
The broad circumference hung on his shoulders like the moon.

 

CIRCUMFERENCE

v.t.To include in a circular space.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CIRCUMFERENCE

Cir *cum "fer *ence, n. Etym: [L. circumferentia.]

 

1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. Millon.

 

2. A circle; anything circular. His ponderous shield. .. Behind him cast. The broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon. Milton.

 

3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.

 

CIRCUMFERENCE

CIRCUMFERENCE Cir *cum "fer *ence, v. t.

 

Defn: To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

circumference

cir cum fer ence |sərˈkəmf (ə )rəns sərˈkəmf (ə )rəns |(abbr.: cir., circ., or circum. ) ▶noun the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, esp. a circle. • the distance around something: babies who have small head circumferences | two inches in circumference. DERIVATIVES cir cum fer en tial |sərˌkəmfəˈrenCHəl |adjective, cir cum fer en tial ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum ‘around, about ’ + ferre ‘carry, bear. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

circumference

circumference |səˈkʌmf (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle. • the distance around something: babies who have small head circumferences | [ mass noun ] : a rope two inches in circumference. DERIVATIVES circumferential |-ˈrɛnʃ (ə )l |adjective, circumferentially |-ˈrɛnʃ (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum ‘around, about ’ + ferre ‘carry, bear ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

circumference

circumference noun 1 the circumference of the pit: perimeter, border, boundary; edge, rim, verge, margin, fringe; literary marge. 2 the circumference of his arm: girth, width.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

circumference

circumference noun 1 the circumference of the pit | the road which acted as the circumference of the downtown area: perimeter, border, boundary; edge, rim, verge, margin, outline, fringe; bounds, limits, extremity, confines; literary marge, bourn, skirt. 2 the circumference of his upper arm: girth, width.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

circumference

cir cum fer ence /sə r kʌ́mf (ə )r (ə )ns / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 名詞 U C 1 (円 楕円 （だえん ）などの )周囲 [周辺 ], 円周 ▸ The lake is about two miles in circumference .湖は周囲約2マイルある .2 範囲, 領域 .