Meaning of PERIMETER
| Pronunciation: | | pu'rimitur
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- [n] the size of something as given by the distance around it
- [n] a line enclosing a plane areas
- [n] the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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| | Synonyms: | | border, circumference, margin |
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| | See Also: | | bound, boundary, edge, girth, line, size | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; ? around + ? measure: cf.
F. p['e]rim[`e]tre.]
1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum
of all the sides.
2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the
field of vision.
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| | Related Terms: | | alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, borderline, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourn, bourns, brim, brink, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines, context, coordinates, edge, edges, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, fringe, fringes, gestalt, habitat, hem, limitations, limits, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outlines, outposts, outskirts, pale, parameters, periphery, precincts, purlieus, situation, skirt, skirts, suburbs, surroundings, total environment, verge, verges, vicinage, vicinity |
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