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circumfer

circumfer verb: to bear or carry around.

Verb

circumfer (third-person singular simple present circumfers, present participle circumfering or circumferring, simple past and past participle circumfered or circumferred)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
    • In philosophy, the contemplations of man do either penetrate unto God, or are circumfered of nature1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

circumfer meaning in Tamil

circumfer in Tamil

சுற்றளவு, பரி

Forms of circumfer

third-person singular presentcircumfers
present participlecircumfering
present participlecircumferring
past participlecircumfered
pastcircumfered
past participlecircumferred
pastcircumferred

Origin of circumfer

From Latin circumferre.

Questions about circumfer

What does circumfer mean?
Circumfer means to bear or carry around.
What is circumfer in Tamil?
Circumfer in Tamil is சுற்றளவு, பரி. See Circumfer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circumfer?
Circumfer is a verb.
What is the past tense of circumfer?
The past tense of circumfer is circumfered.

Words near circumfer in the dictionary

  1. circumequatorially
  2. circumerosion
  3. circumesophageal
  4. circumeter
  5. circumeters
  6. circumfer
  7. circumfered
  8. circumference
  9. circumferenced
  10. circumferenceless
  11. circumferences

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circumfer (page history and authors); circumfer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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