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Definition of Perimeter

1. Noun. The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.

2. Noun. A line enclosing a plane areas.

3. Noun. The size of something as given by the distance around it.

Definition of Perimeter

1. n. The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.

Definition of Perimeter

1. Noun. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object. ¹

2. Noun. The outer limits of an area. See Synonyms at circumference. ¹

3. Noun. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Perimeter

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Medical Definition of Perimeter

1. 1. The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides. 2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision. Origin: Gr.; around + measure: cf. F. Perimetre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perimeter

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perimammary perimembranous perimeningitis perimenopausal perimeter (current term) perimeters perimetric perimetrical perimetrically perimetries

perimetritic perimetritis perimetrium perimetry perimicrobial perimidine perimidines perimolysis perimorph

Literary usage of Perimeter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hydraulics by Horace Williams King, Chester Owen Wisler (1922)
"Wetted perimeter and Hydraulic Radius.—The wetted perimeter of any conduit is the line of intersection of its wetted surface with a cross-sectional plane. ..."

2. Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy by Jacques Ozanam, Jean Étienne Montricla (1803)
"We shall now demonstrate, that, of two regular polygons, having the same perimeter, the greater is that which has the greatest number of sides. ..."

3. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"This shows a higher level of computational reasoning as well as a more abstract understanding of perimeter. This had never been taught; he inferred it on ..."

4. A Text book of ophthalmology by John Westley Wright (1896)
"CHE perimeter is an instrument used to determine the dimensions of the ... Emerson's perimeter (a cut of which is given) is one of the best and is thus ..."

5. Sanitary Engineering: A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and by Baldwin Latham (1878)
"Wetted perimeter. Hydraulic mean depth of sewers. Hydraulic mean depth of circular Hydraulic mean depth of old form of oval sewer. ness or smoothness of the ..."

6. An Elementary Course of Infinitesimal Calculus by Horace Lamb (1897)
"perimeter of a Circle. Another important example occurs in the definition ... Let II, be the perimeter of the former polygon, and II,' that of the latter. ..."

7. Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori (1913)
"Thoracic perimeter.—The thoracic perimeter is taken on the nude thorax, in an erect position and with the arms hanging beside the bust, by applying the ..."

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