About The Word Perimeter

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Perimeter

Perimeter Meaning & Definition
Perimeter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Perimeter?

[n] the size of something as given by the distance around it
[n] a line enclosing a plane areas
[n] the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Synonyms | Synonyms for Perimeter: border | circumference | margin

Related Terms | Find terms related to Perimeter: alentours | ambience | ambit | border | borderlands | borderline | boundaries | boundary | bounds | bourn | bourns | brim | brink | circle | circuit | circumambiencies | circumference | circumjacencies | circumscription | circumstances | compass | confines | context | coordinates | edge | edges | entourage | environing circumstances | environment | environs | fringe | fringes | gestalt | habitat | hem | limitations | limits | marches | margin | metes | metes and bounds | milieu | neighborhood | outlines | outposts | outskirts | pale | parameters | periphery | precincts | purlieus | situation | skirt | skirts | suburbs | surroundings | total environment | verge | verges | vicinage | vicinity

See Also | bound | boundary | edge | girth | line | size

Perimeter In Webster's Dictionary

\Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; ? around + ? measure: cf. F. p['e]rim[`e]tre.] 1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides. 2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

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