Circumference — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the size of something as given by the distance around it

the boundary line encompassing an area or object

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹaɪˈɑːpəθi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsfˈɜːnɪʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsfˈɜːnɪʃt/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹaɪˈɑːpəθi/.

Examples

he had walked the full circumference of his land
a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

circuit perimeter

Parts of Speech

noun	the size of something as given by the distance around it
noun	the boundary line encompassing an area or object “he had walked the full circumference of his land”
noun	the length of the closed curve of a circle

Word Forms

circumferential	adjective	lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts
circumferent	adjective	closely encircling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umfang

die Größe von etwas, gegeben durch die Entfernung um es herum

🇫🇷French

circonférence

la taille de quelque chose donnée par la distance qui l'entoure

🇪🇸Spanish

circunferencia

el tamaño de algo dado por la distancia a su alrededor

🇮🇹Italian

circonferenza

la dimensione di qualcosa data dalla distanza attorno ad esso

🇳🇱Dutch

omtrek

de grootte van iets zoals gegeven door de afstand eromheen

🇵🇹Portuguese

circunferência

o tamanho de algo dado pela distância ao seu redor

🇷🇺Russian

окружность

размер чего-либо, определяемый расстоянием вокруг него

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिधि

किसी चीज़ का आकार जो उसके चारों ओर की दूरी से पता चलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিধি

চারপাশের দূরত্ব দ্বারা প্রদত্ত কিছুর আকার

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றளவு

அதைச் சுற்றியுள்ள தூரத்தால் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்றின் அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుకొలత

దాని చుట్టూ ఉన్న దూరం ద్వారా ఇచ్చిన దాని పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

घेर

आजूबाजूच्या अंतराने दिलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિઘ

કોઈ વસ્તુનું કદ તેની આસપાસના અંતર દ્વારા આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಳತೆ

ಅದರ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ದೂರದಿಂದ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಗಾತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറ്റളവ്

ചുറ്റുമുള്ള ദൂരം അനുസരിച്ച് എന്തെങ്കിലും വലുപ്പം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਆਕਾਰ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇਸਦੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੀ ਦੂਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریم

کسی چیز کا سائز جیسا کہ اس کے آس پاس کے فاصلے سے دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圆周

某物的大小由其周围的距离决定

🇯🇵Japanese

周

周囲の距離によって与えられる何かの大きさ

🇰🇷Korean

둘레

주변 거리에 따라 결정되는 사물의 크기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường tròn

kích thước của một cái gì đó được cho bởi khoảng cách xung quanh nó

🇹🇭Thai

เส้นรอบวง

ขนาดของบางสิ่งบางอย่างตามระยะทางโดยรอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lingkar

ukuran sesuatu yang diberikan oleh jarak di sekitarnya

🇲🇾Malay

lilitan

saiz sesuatu seperti yang diberikan oleh jarak di sekelilingnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محيط

حجم الشيء كما هو مبين في المسافة المحيطة به

🇮🇷Persian

دور

اندازه چیزی که با فاصله اطراف آن داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çevre

bir şeyin etrafındaki mesafeye göre belirlenen boyutu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶקֵף

גודלו של משהו כפי שניתן על ידי המרחק סביבו

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