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Synonyms
cir·cum·fer·ence (sər-kŭḿfər-əns)

[Middle English, from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circumferēns, circumferent- present participle of circumferre, to carry around, circum-, circum-, + ferre, to carry.]

noun 

  1. The boundary line of a circle.
    1. The boundary line of a figure, area, or object.
    2. The length of such a boundary.

derivatives

cir·cuḿfer·eńtial
adjective

synonyms:

circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery These nouns refer to a line around a closed figure or area: the circumference of the earth; followed the circuit around the park; stayed within the compass of the schoolyard; the perimeter of a rectangle; a fence around the periphery of the property.