perimeter

perimeter

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: pərĭm'ĭtər, IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

perimeter (plural perimeters)

1. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
2. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
3. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

Synonyms

• (mathematics): circumference

Synonyms

• (given grounds): premises

Related terms

• perimeter fence
• perimetric, perimetrical
• perimetrically

Translations

sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object

Arabic: مُحِيط‎ (ar) m (muḥīṭ) Armenian: պարագիծ (hy) (paragic) Belarusian: перы́метр m (pjerýmjetr), пэры́мэтар m (perýmetar) Bulgarian: обико́лка (bg) f (obikólka), периме́тър (bg) m (perimétǎr) Catalan: perímetre (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 周邊／周边 (zh) (zhōubiān) Czech: obvod (cs) m Danish: omkreds c Dutch: omtrek (nl) m, perimeter (nl) m Finnish: kehä (fi) French: périmètre (fr) m Galician: perímetro m Georgian: პერიმეტრი (ṗerimeṭri) German: Umfang (de) m Greek: περίμετρος (el) f (perímetros) Ancient: περίμετρος f (perímetros) Hindi: परिमाप m (parimāp) Hungarian: kerület (hu) Icelandic: ummál (is) m Italian: perimetro (it) m Japanese: 周囲 (ja) (しゅうい, shūi) Korean: 둘레 (ko) (dulle), 주위(周圍) (ko) (juwi) Macedonian: периме́тар m (perimétar) Malayalam: ചുറ്റളവ് (ml) (cuṟṟaḷavŭ) Norwegian: Bokmål: omkrets (no) m Persian: محیط‎ (fa) (mohit) Polish: obwód (pl) m Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m Romanian: perimetru (ro) n Russian: пери́метр (ru) m (perímetr) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: о̏псе̄г m, о̀бим m Roman: ȍpsēg (sh) m, òbim (sh) m Slovak: obvod m Slovene: obseg (sl) m Spanish: perímetro (es) m Swedish: omkrets (sv) c Tagalog: perimetro Ukrainian: пери́метр m (perýmetr) Vietnamese: chu vi (vi)

length of such a boundary

Catalan: perímetre (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 周長／周长 (zh) (zhōucháng) Dutch: omtrek (nl), perimeter (nl), omgeving (nl) f French: périmètre (fr) m Galician: perímetro m German: Umfang (de) Hungarian: kerület (hu) Japanese: 周囲長 (しゅういちょう, shūichō) Kannada: ಸುತ್ತಳತೆ (kn) (suttaḷate) Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m Russian: пери́метр (ru) m (perímetr) Tagalog: perimetro

outer limits of an area

Bulgarian: въ́ншна гра́ница f (vǎ́nšna gránica) Finnish: ulkoreuna, reuna (fi) German: Umfang (de) Icelandic: jaðar (is) Malayalam: ചുറ്റളവ് (ml) (cuṟṟaḷavŭ) Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m Tagalog: perimetro

fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position

Bulgarian: периме́тър (bg) m (perimétǎr) Galician: perímetro m Portuguese: perímetro (pt) m

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