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Wikipedia has an article on: Circumference Circumference and diamater

Etymology

From Latin circumferentia, circum around; ferre carry

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular circumference

Plural circumferences

circumference (plural circumferences)

  1. (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
  2. (geometry) The length of such a line
  3. (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

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