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circumference
(encz) | circumference,hranice n: Zdeněk Brožcircumference,obvod n: Zdeněk Brožcircumference,okraj Zdeněk Brož |
circumferential
(encz) | circumferential,obvodový Jaroslav Šedivý |
Circumference
(gcide) | Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [L. circumferentia.]
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1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure;
a periphery. --Millon.
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2. A circle; anything circular.
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His ponderous shield . . .
Behind him cast. The broad circumference
Hung on his shoulders like the moon. --Milton.
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3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular
body.
[1913 Webster]Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t.
To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
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Circumferential
(gcide) | Circumferential \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial\, a. [LL.
circumferentialis.]
Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling;
circuitous. --Parkhurst.
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Circumferentially
(gcide) | Circumferentially \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial*ly\, adv.
So as to surround or encircle.
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Circumferentor
(gcide) | Circumferentor \Cir*cum`fer*en"tor\, n. [See Circumfer.]
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1. A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and
bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass
whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360[deg],
and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are
standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a
tripod by a ball and socket joint.
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2. A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.
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Semi circumference
(gcide) | Semi circumference \Sem`i cir*cum"fer*ence\, n.
Half of a circumference.
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circumference
(wn) | circumference
n 1: the size of something as given by the distance around it
[syn: circumference, perimeter]
2: the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had
walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all
races over the whole circumference of the globe" [syn:
circumference, circuit]
3: the length of the closed curve of a circle |
circumferent
(wn) | circumferent
adj 1: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
surrounding countryside" [syn: encompassing(a),
surrounding(a), circumferent] |
circumferential
(wn) | circumferential
adj 1: lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts;
"circumferential highways around cities" |