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perimeter

noun
/pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)//pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.ɾɚ/CA

Etymology

From Latin perimetros, Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros). Equivalent to peri- + meter.

  1. derived from perimetros

Definitions

  1. The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.

  2. The length of such a boundary.

  3. The outer limits of an area.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.

    2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

The neighborhood

Derived

deperimeterization, isoperimeter, microperimeter, perimeter check, perimeter fence, perimeterless, perimetrically, perimetric, perimetrical, semiperimeter

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA