Circumference

Noun

 * 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

Adjectives for Circumference
extensive; vast; extreme; luminous.

Synonyms for Circumference

 * (distance measured around any object): girth
 * (distance measured around a race track): lap
 * perimeter, compass, ambit, periphery, circuit, bounds, boundary, border.

Related terms

 * diameter
 * radius
 * perimeter

Thesaurus
coordinates, corona, coronet, cortex, covering, crown, crust, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, edges, envelope, epidermis, eternal return, exterior, external, facade, face, facet, fairy ring, fringe, fringes, front, garland, glory, halo, integument, lasso, limitations, limits, lineaments, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, noose, orbit, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outlines, outside, outskirts, pale, parameters, perimeter, periphery, radius, rim, rind, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, shell, skin, skirts, sphincter, superficies, superstratum, surface, top, verges, vicious circle, wheel, wreath, ambit, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, border, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumscription, circus, closed circle, compass, confines,

Etymology
From circumferentia, circum around; ferre carry

Translations

 * Bengali: পরিধি
 * Bulgarian: периферия
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Lithuanian: perimetras
 * Macedonian: обем, периметар,  обиколка
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: (for a circle); периметр
 * Serbian: obim
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: tikop


 * Bengali: পরিধি
 * Bulgarian: обиколка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 周長, 周长
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: הקף
 * Icelandic:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 円周長, 周長
 * Macedonian: обем, периметар,  обиколка
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese: comprimento da circunferência,
 * Russian: длина окружности, периметр
 * Serbian: obim
 * Slovene: obseg
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: tikop