circumference
Americannoun
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the boundary of a specific area or geometric figure, esp of a circle
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the length of a closed geometric curve, esp of a circle. The circumference of a circle is equal to the diameter multiplied by π
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The boundary line of a circle.
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The boundary line of a figure, area, or object.
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The length of such a boundary. The circumference of a circle is computed by multiplying the diameter by pi.
Other Word Forms
- circumferential adjective
- circumferentially adverb
Etymology
Origin of circumference
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin circumferentia, equivalent to circum- circum- + fer- (stem of ferre to carry) + -entia -ence
Example Sentences
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Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference greater than 102 centimeters for men and 88 centimeters for women.
From Science Daily
In a phase 2 trial in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes, UBT251 also showed a mean blood sugar reduction of up to 2.16% while improving patient’s waist circumference and blood pressure.
Before any dietary changes, researchers collected blood and stool samples and measured blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, and body fat.
From Science Daily
UBT251 led to a mean weight loss of 19.7% after 24 weeks of treatment and also improved patients’ waist circumference, blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids relative to placebo, the companies said.
From Barron's
Patients also showed improvements relative to placebo on key secondary goals of the trial including waist circumference, blood glucose and blood pressure, they added.
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