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cir·cum·fer·ence (sər kum′fər əns, -frəns)
noun
- the line bounding a circle, a rounded surface, or an area suggesting a circle
- the distance measured by this line
Etymology: ME < L circumferentia < circumferens, prp. of circumferre < circum, around + ferre, to carry, bear
Related Forms:
- circumferential cir·cum′·fer·en′·tial (-fər en′s̸həl) adjective
- circumferentially cir·cum′·fer·en′·tially adverb
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