Circumference is an English word with synonyms like perimeter or size. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Circumference meaning
- The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
- The length of such a line.
- The surface of a round or spherical object.
Synonyms of Circumference
Using Circumference
- The main meaning on this page is: The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. | The length of such a line. | The surface of a round or spherical object.
- Useful related words include: perimeter, size, boundary line, border.
- In the example corpus, circumference often appears in combinations such as: circumference of, the circumference, waist circumference.
Context around Circumference
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circumference
- In this selection, "circumference" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, waist, small, largest, formula, measuring and signals stand out and add context to how "circumference" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include around the circumference of the and circle s circumference to its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circumference" sits close to words such as akhtar, alford and ascertained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circumference
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The brooch was circular and featured four sapphires around the circumference of the brooch. (14 words)
A small notch interrupted its neat circumference, and I saw why they are sometimes called sea hearts. (17 words)
City clinics regularly assess patients’ nutritional status by tracking their weight, height, and mid-upper arm circumference. (17 words)
The earliest known use of the Greek letter π to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter was by mathematician William Jones in his 1706 work Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos; or, a New Introduction to the Mathematics. (40 words)
For a circle, the ratio of the area to the circumference (the term for the perimeter of a circle) equals half the radius r. This can be seen from the area formula πr 2 and the circumference formula 2πr. (39 words)
In the case of the dimensionless quantity π, being the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, the number would be constant regardless of what unit is used to measure a circle's circumference and diameter (e. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Circumference of a circle Circle illustration with circumference (C) in black, diameter (D) in cyan, radius (R) in red, and centre or origin (O) in magenta.
Circumference of a graph In graph theory the circumference of a graph refers to the longest cycle contained in that graph.
For a circle, the ratio of the area to the circumference (the term for the perimeter of a circle) equals half the radius r. This can be seen from the area formula πr 2 and the circumference formula 2πr.
In the case of the dimensionless quantity π, being the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, the number would be constant regardless of what unit is used to measure a circle's circumference and diameter (e.
This trait is determined by the hair follicle volume and the condition of the strand. citation Fine hair has a small circumference in relation to medium and coarse strands; coarse hair having the largest circumference.
Adjust the intensity of the blur by tapping and dragging one of the dots around the circumference of the circle.
Instead of numbers around the circumference, Time and the Troubles has 12 words, which make up “absurdist time”.
The brooch was circular and featured four sapphires around the circumference of the brooch.
The circumference of the cake was lined with lit candles, possibly one for each of Irina’s 37 years on this planet.
The earliest known use of the Greek letter π to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter was by mathematician William Jones in his 1706 work Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos; or, a New Introduction to the Mathematics.
There are specific measurements of weight and circumference for the men’s, women’s and the junior (U-13) matches.
Weight, body mass index, and waist circumference: These measurements are useful in detecting overweight, obesity, and distribution of adipose tissue.
A small notch interrupted its neat circumference, and I saw why they are sometimes called sea hearts.
At the time his tree stood 28 feet, with a 44-foot-wide crown spread and a trunk circumference measuring 85 inches.
City clinics regularly assess patients’ nutritional status by tracking their weight, height, and mid-upper arm circumference.
High waist circumference is reported in 14.2 percent, especially among females, adults aged from 50 to 59 years old, and urban residents.
Once all the batter has reached one edge, keep the pan tilted and rotate the pan in a circular motion, letting the batter run around the full circumference.
Reports from the time indicate that the tree, which had a circumference of five-and-a-half-feet, was felled within 50 minutes.
Their skin is so soft and super-stretchy that it accounts for more than half the circumference of their gape, allowing the pythons to consume prey six times bigger than that of other similar-sized snake species.
The release of “Circumference” signals the coming of Bebe Cool’s ‘Break The Chains’ which is expected to be released in early 2025.
Common combinations with circumference
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- circumference of 50×
- the circumference 47×
- waist circumference 17×
- in circumference 12×
- circumference and 8×
- circumference to 7×
- circumference is 6×
- with circumference 4×
- of circumference 4×
- circumference in 3×