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circumferential
cir·cum·fer·ence C0365500 (sər-kŭm′fər-əns)n.1. The boundary line of a circle.2. a. The boundary line of an area or object.b. Abbr. c or circ. The length of such a line.3. The margin or area surrounding something.
[Middle English, from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferēns, circumferent-, present participle of circumferre, to carry around : circum-, circum- + ferre, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
cir·cum′fer·en′tial (-fə-rĕn′shəl) adj.Synonyms: circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery
These nouns refer to a boundary or area around the outer edge of something: drove around the circumference of the city; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; walked the perimeter of the estate; fenced the periphery of the property.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | circumferential - lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"peripheral - on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" |
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circumferential (sĕr″kŭm-fĕr-ĕn′shăl) 1. Encircling. 2. Pert. to the periphery or circumference of an object or body.circumferential
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