perimeter
The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
Other meanings
The length of such a boundary.
The outer limits of an area.
Synonyms
- margin
- border
Related words
- deperimeterization
- isoperimeter
- microperimeter
- perimeterless
- semiperimeter
- perimeter fence
- perimetrically
- perimeter check
Word history
From Latin "perimetros".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “perimeter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.