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All circumference synonyms

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noun circumference

  • girth — the measure around anything; circumference.
  • ambit — The ambit of something is its range or extent.
  • outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
  • margin — the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
  • fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
  • confines — limits; boundaries
  • rim — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
  • lip — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
  • periphery — the external boundary of any surface or area.
  • circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
  • compass — A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
  • boundary — The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
  • border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • verge — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
  • bounds — a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds)
  • perimeter — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.

adverb circumference

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
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