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1. circumference
noun. ['ˌsɝːˈkʌmfrəns'] the size of something as given by the distance around it.
Antonyms
Etymology
- circumferentia (Latin)
Rhymes with Circumference
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- absence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
How do you pronounce circumference?
Pronounce circumference as ˌsərˈkəmfrəns.
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UK - How to pronounce circumference in British English
How to spell circumference? Is it circunference? Or circunferencia? Common misspellings are:
- circunference
- circunferencia
Sentences with circumference
1. Noun, singular or mass
Measure the circumference of your lamp post and add 1 foot to that number.
Quotes about circumference
1. God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
- Voltaire
2. On a scale of 1 to extroverted, I’m a 3.14159. So is pi. I network like “the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.” Thanks, Wikipedia!
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
3. As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.
- Albert Einstein
2. circumference
noun. ['ˌsɝːˈkʌmfrəns'] the length of the closed curve of a circle.
Synonyms
Etymology
- circumferentia (Latin)
