circumference
Syllables: cir·cum·fer·ence/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns//sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/
circumference noun: the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
Noun
circumference (plural circumferences)
Verb
circumference (third-person singular simple present circumferences, present participle circumferencing, simple past and past participle circumferenced)
circumference meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
circumference in Hindi
- line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
- परिधि paridhi
- length of such line
- परिधि paridhi
circumference in Tamil
- line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional object
- சுற்றளவு cuṟṟaḷavu
- length of such line
- சுற்றளவு cuṟṟaḷavu
circumference in Marathi
- circumference
- परीघ parīgh
circumference in Urdu
- circumference, limit
- دائرہ dāira
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- circumference in Bengali
- পরিধি poridhi
- circumference in Telugu
- కైవారము kaivāramu, చుట్టుకొలత cuṭṭukolata
- circumference in Malayalam
- ചുറ്റളവ് cuṟṟaḷavŭ
- circumference in Kannada
- ಪರಿಧಿ paridhi
- circumference in Gujarati
- પરિઘ parigh
- circumference in Odia
- ମଣ୍ଡଳ maṇḍaḷa, ବେଷ୍ଟନ beṣṭana
- circumference in Sanskrit
- नेमि nemi
- circumference in Sinhala
- වටය waṭaya, මඩුල්ල maḍulla
- circumference in Assamese
- মেৰ mer
- circumference in Tagalog
- tikop
- circumference in Arabic
- مُحِيط muḥīṭ
- circumference in Persian
- پیرامون pirâmun
- circumference in Thai
- เส้นรอบวง sên-rɔ̂ɔp-wong, ความยาวเส้นรอบวง kwaam-yaao-sên-rɔ̂ɔp-wong
- circumference in Vietnamese
- chu vi, đường tròn, độ dài chu vi, độ dài
Examples of circumference in a sentence
- The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.
- The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
- The base is concave near the circumference, then slightly convex, concentrically granosely ridged.
Synonyms of circumference
Forms of circumference
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | circumferences |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | circumferences |
| present participle | circumferencing |
| past participle | circumferenced |
| past | circumferenced |
Origin of circumference
From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.
Words formed from circumference
Questions about circumference
- What does circumference mean?
- Circumference means the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
- What is circumference in Hindi?
- Circumference in Hindi is परिधि (paridhi). See Circumference meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is circumference?
- Circumference can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce circumference?
- Circumference is pronounced /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of circumference?
- The plural of circumference is circumferences.
Words near circumference in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: circumference (page history and authors); परीघ (Marathi) (page history and authors); دائرہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); కైవారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ചുറ്റളവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); પરિઘ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ବେଷ୍ଟନ (Odia) (page history and authors); මඩුල්ල (Sinhala) (page history and authors); মেৰ (Assamese) (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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