Circumference
/səˈkʌmfərəns/
EN
The complete boundary around a circle or any curved geometric shape; also the length of this boundary.
The circumference of a circle is calculated by multiplying its diameter by pi.
Etymology
Derived from Latin circumferentia, meaning 'a carrying around', from circum ('around') + ferre ('to carry'). It entered English in the 14th century.
Translations
简体中文
周长,圆周
繁體中文
周長,圓周
日本語
円周,周囲
한국어
둘레,원주
Deutsch
Umfang,Kreisumfang
Español
circunferencia,perímetro
Português
circunferência,perímetro
Français
circonférence,périmètre
Català
circumferència,perímetre
Tiếng Việt
chu vi,tròn đường
Collocations
calculate circumferencecircle circumferenceearth's circumferencewaist circumferencediameter and circumference
Synonyms
perimeteroutlineboundary
Related Words
diameterradiuscirclepigeometry