Get to know Perimeter better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like margin or border.
Perimeter meaning
- The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
- The length of such a boundary.
- The outer limits of an area.
Using Perimeter
- The main meaning on this page is: The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object. | The length of such a boundary. | The outer limits of an area.
- Useful related words include: margin, border, boundary, edge.
- In the example corpus, perimeter often appears in combinations such as: the perimeter, perimeter of, perimeter fence.
Context around Perimeter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perimeter
- In this selection, "perimeter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, goal, security, atlanta, center, fence and dunwoody stand out and add context to how "perimeter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include around the perimeter of the and a perimeter fence was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perimeter" sits close to words such as atom, bids and fur, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perimeter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A crime scene perimeter established on Sunday remained in place on Monday. (12 words)
By perimeter, I'm thinking they mean the outside edge, like a perimeter fence. (14 words)
A perimeter fence was erected at the property in February that year but little else was done. (17 words)
A "First Element" of Ichiki's unit, consisting of about 917 soldiers, landed from destroyers at Taivu Point, east of the Lunga perimeter, after midnight on 19 August, then made a convert night march west toward the Marine perimeter. (39 words)
As for fairway woods, the A.I.-designed Jailbreak Batwing Structure (that just sounds cool) is pushed to the perimeter to stiffen the body, while allowing the face to flex for high ball speeds. (34 words)
Around the perimeter of the Colosseum, at a distance of 18 m (59 ft) from the perimeter, was a series of tall stone posts, with five remaining on the eastern side. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
By perimeter, I'm thinking they mean the outside edge, like a perimeter fence.
Some beds will use dense foam to reinforce the perimeter and others will use a thicker gauge coil on the perimeter to improve the edge support.
It’s also the symbolic border for “the suburbs” versus “the city,” hence the common designations “OTP” (“outside the Perimeter”) and “ITP” (“inside the Perimeter”).
Reservations are up “dramatically” at the DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody in Perimeter Center, according to Derrick Stephens, the hotel’s assistant front office manager.
The second hotel project approved is at 84 Perimeter Center West, where a vacant bank building now sits, and two properties behind it at 130 and 140 Perimeter Center West.
A "First Element" of Ichiki's unit, consisting of about 917 soldiers, landed from destroyers at Taivu Point, east of the Lunga perimeter, after midnight on 19 August, then made a convert night march west toward the Marine perimeter.
Around the perimeter of the Colosseum, at a distance of 18 m (59 ft) from the perimeter, was a series of tall stone posts, with five remaining on the eastern side.
Goalkeeper Only the goalkeepers are allowed to move freely within the goal perimeter, although they may not cross the goal perimeter line while carrying or dribbling the ball.
If a player without the ball contacts the ground inside the goal perimeter, or the line surrounding the perimeter, he must take the most direct path out of it.
Perception of perimeter The more one cuts this shape, the lesser the area and the greater the perimeter.
The lobby is set back from the perimeter columns, which were exposed around the perimeter of the building above, creating a modern arcade not unlike those of the Greek temples.
According to Azure, cloud customers should use identity as the primary security perimeter, managing who has what access to which resources.
A crime scene perimeter established on Sunday remained in place on Monday.
A dedicated CDP will also allow valuable first-party data to be stored within an existing security perimeter rather than on a cloud-based SaaS platform.
All roads leading to the synagogue were closed on Wednesday morning with security forces deployed around its perimeter, French broadcaster France 24 reported.
A perimeter fence was erected at the property in February that year but little else was done.
As for fairway woods, the A.I.-designed Jailbreak Batwing Structure (that just sounds cool) is pushed to the perimeter to stiffen the body, while allowing the face to flex for high ball speeds.
At Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Great American Outdoors Act funds will be used to rehabilitate both the aging water system and about 40 miles of perimeter fencing that protects native biodiversity.
A tight security perimeter was set up for Trump’s booking at the Fulton County Jail, which is under investigation for a slew of inmate deaths and deplorable conditions.
At one point, Clark literally waved off South Carolina guard Raven Johnson as Johnson stood undefended with the ball on the perimeter.
Common combinations with perimeter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the perimeter 97×
- perimeter of 39×
- perimeter fence 12×
- perimeter and 10×
- security perimeter 9×
- perimeter to 8×
- and perimeter 5×
- perimeter was 5×
- perimeter defense 5×
- perimeter road 5×