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circumference

  • noun
  • cir·cum·fer·ence
  • sûkŭm'frəns

The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

Other meanings

  1. The length of such a line.

  2. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

Synonyms

  • lap

Related words

  • circumferenceless
  • semicircumference

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “circumference” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.