circumference C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/ UK /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ See IPA manual Freq #29067 Meanings 1 noun the boundary line encompassing an area or object Put a fence on the circumference of our land. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the boundary line... circuit More lapperimeterumstrokeperipherygirth Word family Forms circumferencescircumferential Derived forms circumferencelesssemicircumference Related forms diameterperimeterradius Common collocations full circumference Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang. *(s)ker- (turn) Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Mathematics & Measurement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # circumference **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/ **IPA (UK):** /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ **Frequency rank:** 29067 ## Meanings 1. the boundary line encompassing an area or object ## Examples - Put a fence on the circumference of our land. ## Synonyms - lap - perimeter - umstroke - circuit - periphery - girth ## Derived Forms - circumferenceless - semicircumference ## Related Forms - diameter - perimeter - radius ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)ker- (turn) - Affix: circum- - around ## Etymology From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“to carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown