perimeter /pər-imˈi-tər/ noun- The circuit or boundary of any plane figure, or the sum of all its sides (geometry)
- The boundary of a camp or fortified position
- The outer edge of any area
- An instrument for measuring the field of vision (ophthalmology)
ORIGIN: Gr perimetros, from peri around, and metron measure perimetric /per-i-metˈrik/, perimˈetral or perimetˈrical adjective perimˈetry noun (ophthalmology) Measurement of the field of vision |