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Circumference vs Umstroke - What's the difference?

circumference | umstroke |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between circumference and umstroke

is that circumference is (obsolete) the surface of a round or spherical object while umstroke is (obsolete) the circumference or periphery of a circle.

As nouns the difference between circumference and umstroke

is that circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while umstroke is (obsolete) the circumference or periphery of a circle.

As a verb circumference

is (obsolete|transitive) to include in a circular space; to bound.

circumference

English

(wikipedia circumference)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
  • (geometry) The length of such a line
  • (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

    • Synonyms

    * (distance measured around any object ): girth * (distance measured around a race track ): lap

    Related terms

    * diameter * radius * perimeter

    Verb

    (circumferenc)
  • (obsolete) To include in a circular space; to bound.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

    umstroke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.
  • (archaic) A boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.
  • *1608 , Thomas Fuller, Pisgah Sight of Palestine :
    • Such towns as stand, as one may say, on tiptoes on the very umstroke , or on any part of the utmost line of a map [...]

    Synonyms

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