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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [L. circumferentia.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure;
        a periphery. --Millon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A circle; anything circular.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His ponderous shield . . .
              Behind him cast. The broad circumference
              Hung on his shoulders like the moon.  --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular
        body.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t.
     To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T.
     Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t.
     To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T.
     Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  circumference
       n 1: the size of something as given by the distance around it
            [syn: perimeter]
       2: the length of the closed curve of a circle

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ γεωμετρία en) η περιφέρεια (ενός κύκλου, μιας έλλειψης, ή άλλου
  σώματος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     n.
     1 (lb en geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other
  two-dimensional figure
     2 (lb en geometry) The length of such a line
     3 (lb en obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
     4 (lb en graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To include in a circular space; to
  bound.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     n.
     1 (lb en geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other
  two-dimensional figure
     2 (lb en geometry) The length of such a line
     3 (lb en obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
     4 (lb en graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To include in a circular space; to
  bound.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     n.
     1 (lb en geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other
  two-dimensional figure
     2 (lb en geometry) The length of such a line
     3 (lb en obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
     4 (lb en graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To include in a circular space; to
  bound.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     n.
     1 (lb en geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other
  two-dimensional figure
     2 (lb en geometry) The length of such a line
     3 (lb en obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object
     4 (lb en graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To include in a circular space; to
  bound.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     Englanti n.
     1 ympärysmitta
     2 (''geometria'') kehä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  circumference
     Engelska n.
     omkrets, periferi

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  المحيط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  circumference //sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns// //sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns// 
  1. обико́лка
  length of such line
  2. обико́лка, окръ́жност, перифе́рия
  line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/ 
  obvod

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  okraj

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/ 
  hranice

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  äußere Begrenzung , Peripherie 
     Synonym: outer boundary
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  Umfang 
        "the circumference of a tree"  - der Umfang eines Baumes
        "the circumference of the head"  - der Umfang des Kopfes, der Kopfumfang
        "the head circumference"  - der Umfang des Kopfes, der Kopfumfang
        "the circumference of the upper arm"  - der Umfang des Oberarms, der Oberarmumfang
        "the upper arm circumference"  - der Umfang des Oberarms, der Oberarmumfang
        "the upper sleeve circumference"  - der Umfang des Oberarms, der Oberarmumfang
        "the circumference of the earth"  - der Erdumfang
   see: circumferences
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  Umfang  [math.]
           Note: Länge der Begrenzungslinie
        "perimeter/circumference of a circle"  - Kreisumfang, Kreislinie, Peripherie
     Synonym: perimeter
  
   see: perimeters, circumferences, wetted perimeter
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  circumference //sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns// //sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns// 
  1. ympärysmitta
  length of such line
  2. kehä
  line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/ 
  1. परिधि
        "The circumference of the earth is about 25000 miles."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  obim, obujam, opseg, periferija

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  1. széle vminek
  2. körméret
  3. kerület

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  circumference //sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns// //sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns// 
  1. 円周長, 周長
  length of such line
  2. 円周
  line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  circumference /səˈkʌmfərəns/ 
    obwód

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  circumference /səːkʌmfərəns/
  1. círculo
  2. perímetro

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  circumference /səːkʌmfərəns/
  perímetro

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  circumference //sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns// //sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns// 
  omkrets 2.
  line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
   3.
  length of such line

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  circumference /sɜːkˈʌmfɹəns/
  1. daire çevresi. circumferen'tial  daire çevresine ait veya onunla ilgili.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌsɝˈkəmfɹəns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "circumference":
     O, ambit, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, border,
     boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourns, chaplet, circle, circuit,
     circumscription, circus, closed circle, compass, confines,
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 圆周,周围,胸围;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 圆周,周围,胸围

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