About The Word Circumferential

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Circumferential

Circumferential Meaning & Definition
Circumferential Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Circumferential?

[n] a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town
[adj] lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts; "circumferential highways around cities"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Circumferential: bypass | peripheral | ring road

Related Terms | Find terms related to Circumferential: ambient | circling | circumambient | circumflex | circumfluent | circumfluous | circumjacent | delineatory | embracing | encircling | enclosing | encompassing | enfolding | enveloping | environing | in outline | neighboring | outlined | perimetric | peripheral | roundabout | suburban | surrounding | wrapping

See Also | road | route

Circumferential In Webster's Dictionary

\Cir*cum`fer*en"tial\, a. [LL. circumferentialis.] Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous. --Parkhurst.

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