Circumference
Pronunciation : Cir*cum"fer*ence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. circumferentia.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cir*cum"fer*ence
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913