Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [L. circumferentia.]
1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure;
a periphery. --Millon.
2. A circle; anything circular.
His ponderous shield . . . Behind him cast. The
broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the
moon. --Milton.
3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular
body.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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