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circumference

Perifery vs Circumference - What's the difference?

perifery | circumference |


As a noun circumference is

(geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As a verb circumference is

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

Circumference vs Width - What's the difference?

circumference | width |


As nouns the difference between circumference and width

is that circumference is the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while width is the state of being wide.

As a verb circumference

is to include in a circular space; to bound.

Circumference vs Wide - What's the difference?

circumference | wide |


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

is that circumference is (obsolete) the surface of a round or spherical object while wide is (obsolete) far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

As nouns the difference between circumference and wide

is that circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while wide is (cricket) a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score.

As a verb circumference

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

As an adjective wide is

having a large physical extent from side to side.

As an adverb wide is

extensively.

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 vs Bustline - What's the difference?

circumference | bustline |


As nouns the difference between circumference and bustline

is that circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while bustline is a notional line around a woman's bust.

As a verb circumference

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

Circumference vs Circumferenceless - What's the difference?

circumference | circumferenceless |


As a noun circumference

is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As a verb circumference

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

As an adjective circumferenceless is

without a circumference.

Circumference vs Circumscissile - What's the difference?

circumference | circumscissile |


As a noun circumference

is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As a verb circumference

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

As an adjective circumscissile is

(botany) describing any seed-vessel that splits along a circumference, with the upper part coming off as a lid.

Circumference vs Semicircumference - What's the difference?

circumference | semicircumference |


As nouns the difference between circumference and semicircumference

is that circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure while semicircumference is one half of the circumference of a circle.

As a verb circumference

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

Circumference vs Circumferentially - What's the difference?

circumference | circumferentially |


As a noun circumference

is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As a verb circumference

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

As an adverb circumferentially is

in a way that encircles; around the circumference.

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