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单词 circumference
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Definition of circumference in English:

circumference

noun səˈkʌmf(ə)r(ə)nssərˈkəmf(ə)rəns
  • 1The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've long since forgotten quadratic equations and how to calculate the circumference of a circle.
    • Pi, whose decimal value is 3.1415926535…, is simply the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    • Taking a circle of diameter 10,000,000 chang, he found the circumference of this circle to be less than 31,415,927 chang and greater than 31,415,926 chang.
    • Galileo established the circumference of the larger circle by restricting the subject matter of physics to statements about primary qualities.
    • In maths today they could not work out the circumference of a circle.
    • In the normal geometry of flat space, the diameter of a circle is its circumference divided by pi.
    • The perimeter of the inner polygon is shorter than the circumference of the circle.
    • Since E lies on the circumference of both circles, it is located at one of the points of intersection.
    • We would regard the starting point as the easternmost point along the circumference of the circle.
    • As a result of this activity, students may or may not discover that the diameter and the circumference of the circle stand in a linear relationship.
    • We will locate a marker on the circumference of a circle.
    • The mathematical constant pi is the number you get when you divide a circle's circumference by its diameter.
    • Spanish swordsmen attack and defend by stepping around each other along the circumference of the circle.
    • The letters spelling out Canadian Security Investigative Service were in big white bold letters around the circumference of the circle.
    • The 18th-century Chinese scholar Tai Chen presented an elegant dissection for approximating the value of pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
    • He regretted that an exact measure of the circumference of a circle in terms of diameter was not available.
    • At its simplest, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    • His last work was on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling circle.
    • We should have a polygon inscribed in the circle the sides of which coincide with the circumference of the circle.
    • It can be shown by geometry that the radius of a circle will inscribe six equal chords within the circumference of the circle.
    Synonyms
    perimeter, border, boundary
    edge, rim, verge, margin, outline, fringe
    bounds, limits, extremity, confines
    literary marge, bourn, skirt
    1. 1.1 The distance around something.
      babies who have small head circumferences
      mass noun a rope two inches in circumference
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They had these peculiar heels that were of a similar circumference to a ballpoint pen, and were about six inches in depth.
      • After measuring a drum shade, add 1 inch to the circumference and 3 inches to the height.
      • The length of the collar should be approximately two inches longer than the circumference of the dog's neck.
      • Measure the circumference of your wrist where the bracelet will be worn.
      • Waist circumferences of 35 inches or greater in women have been associated with increased health risks.
      • One commonly used method for quantifying differences in body fat distribution is to measure and comopute the ratio of the waist circumference to the hip circumference.
      • Each subject was placed in the supine position, and upper arm and wrist circumferences were measured to determine proper cuff size.
      • Men should have a waist circumference less than 40 inches.
      • You would do better to cut out a large circle of wood and use a tape measure to find its circumference and diameter.
      • He has travelled more than 774,200 miles on trips in Italy and abroad, equivalent to nearly 30 times the circumference of the earth.
      • A search for a new teak wood tree of the required circumference and length began.
      • Maternal arm and calf circumferences were measured with plastic-covered fabric measuring tapes and read to the nearest millimeter.
      • The World Health Organization standards for waist and hip circumferences are based on measurements made in the standing position.
      • The winner of the under ten category was Scarlet, whose pumpkin had a circumference of 57 inches.
      • A hailstone with a 7-inch diameter and a circumference of 18.75 inches was recently named the largest hailstone ever recovered in the United States.
      • You can walk the entire circumference, a distance of 1.3 km.
      • I had to measure the circumference and calculate the diameter to make sure it would fit in and out of my doorway!
      • The circumference of my thighs was reduced by between half and a quarter of an inch.
      • Calculating your body mass index and measuring your waist circumference are two ways to help tell if you're overweight or obese.
      • Measure the circumference of your head in inches and see what you get!
      Synonyms
      girth, width

Derivatives

  • circumferential

  • adjective səkʌmf(ə)ˈrɛnʃ(ə)lsərˌkəmfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l
    • Denoting or relating to the circumference of a curved geometric figure.

      the pipe showed several circumferential cracks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These larger crystals sometimes exhibit circumferential ridges.
      • With large or full-thickness burns, hospitalization may be necessary, especially if the patient has circumferential burns of the neck or extremity.
      • The block is bounded to west and south by via Piave, a circumferential street which perhaps marks an early town wall.
  • circumferentially

  • adverbsəˌkʌmf(ə)ˈrɛnʃ(ə)lisərˌkəmfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)li
    • In early European history, pointed spears or palisades circumferentially surrounded many castles for protection.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These can be used individually or in combination, and are injected circumferentially around the periphery of the lesion during surgery.
      • Microtubules are rigid, hollow cylindrical structures, each consisting of 10 to 15 parallel protofilaments arranged circumferentially.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum 'around, about' + ferre 'carry, bear'.

  • A circle's circumference is the boundary or line that encloses it. The term comes via Old French from Latin circumferentia. Formed from circum, ‘around’, and ferre, ‘to carry’. English words beginning circum- all share some idea of ‘going around’ in their meaning. To circumscribe (Late Middle English) comes from Latin circum and scribere ‘to write’, circumspect (Late Middle English) literally means ‘looking around’, and circumcise (Middle English) ‘to cut round’. If you circumvent a problem (from Latin venire ‘to come’), you find a way round it, and if you circumnavigate (early 17th century) the world you sail round it. Circumstances (Middle English) come from Latin cimcumstare, ‘stand around’.

 
 

Definition of circumference in US English:

circumference

(also circ., cir., circum.)
nounsərˈkəmf(ə)rənssərˈkəmf(ə)rəns
  • 1The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The letters spelling out Canadian Security Investigative Service were in big white bold letters around the circumference of the circle.
    • Taking a circle of diameter 10,000,000 chang, he found the circumference of this circle to be less than 31,415,927 chang and greater than 31,415,926 chang.
    • The 18th-century Chinese scholar Tai Chen presented an elegant dissection for approximating the value of pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
    • Since E lies on the circumference of both circles, it is located at one of the points of intersection.
    • His last work was on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling circle.
    • In maths today they could not work out the circumference of a circle.
    • We will locate a marker on the circumference of a circle.
    • We should have a polygon inscribed in the circle the sides of which coincide with the circumference of the circle.
    • We would regard the starting point as the easternmost point along the circumference of the circle.
    • As a result of this activity, students may or may not discover that the diameter and the circumference of the circle stand in a linear relationship.
    • He regretted that an exact measure of the circumference of a circle in terms of diameter was not available.
    • The perimeter of the inner polygon is shorter than the circumference of the circle.
    • At its simplest, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    • The mathematical constant pi is the number you get when you divide a circle's circumference by its diameter.
    • Pi, whose decimal value is 3.1415926535…, is simply the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
    • I've long since forgotten quadratic equations and how to calculate the circumference of a circle.
    • In the normal geometry of flat space, the diameter of a circle is its circumference divided by pi.
    • Galileo established the circumference of the larger circle by restricting the subject matter of physics to statements about primary qualities.
    • Spanish swordsmen attack and defend by stepping around each other along the circumference of the circle.
    • It can be shown by geometry that the radius of a circle will inscribe six equal chords within the circumference of the circle.
    Synonyms
    perimeter, border, boundary
    1. 1.1 The distance around something.
      babies who have small head circumferences
      two inches in circumference
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Measure the circumference of your head in inches and see what you get!
      • The length of the collar should be approximately two inches longer than the circumference of the dog's neck.
      • You would do better to cut out a large circle of wood and use a tape measure to find its circumference and diameter.
      • Measure the circumference of your wrist where the bracelet will be worn.
      • One commonly used method for quantifying differences in body fat distribution is to measure and comopute the ratio of the waist circumference to the hip circumference.
      • The winner of the under ten category was Scarlet, whose pumpkin had a circumference of 57 inches.
      • Waist circumferences of 35 inches or greater in women have been associated with increased health risks.
      • After measuring a drum shade, add 1 inch to the circumference and 3 inches to the height.
      • I had to measure the circumference and calculate the diameter to make sure it would fit in and out of my doorway!
      • A hailstone with a 7-inch diameter and a circumference of 18.75 inches was recently named the largest hailstone ever recovered in the United States.
      • The World Health Organization standards for waist and hip circumferences are based on measurements made in the standing position.
      • Each subject was placed in the supine position, and upper arm and wrist circumferences were measured to determine proper cuff size.
      • The circumference of my thighs was reduced by between half and a quarter of an inch.
      • Maternal arm and calf circumferences were measured with plastic-covered fabric measuring tapes and read to the nearest millimeter.
      • He has travelled more than 774,200 miles on trips in Italy and abroad, equivalent to nearly 30 times the circumference of the earth.
      • They had these peculiar heels that were of a similar circumference to a ballpoint pen, and were about six inches in depth.
      • Men should have a waist circumference less than 40 inches.
      • You can walk the entire circumference, a distance of 1.3 km.
      • Calculating your body mass index and measuring your waist circumference are two ways to help tell if you're overweight or obese.
      • A search for a new teak wood tree of the required circumference and length began.
      Synonyms
      girth, width

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum ‘around, about’ + ferre ‘carry, bear’.

 
 
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