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Webster 1913 Edition
Circumference
Cir-cum′fer-ence
,Noun.
[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
Hung on his shoulders like the moon.
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.
Cir-cum′fer-ence
,Verb.
T.
To include in a circular space; to bound.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Circumference
CIRCUMFERENCE
,Noun.
1.
The line that bounds a circle; the exterior line of a circular body; the whole exterior surface of a round body; a periphery.2.
The space included in a circle.3.
An orb; a circle; any thing circular or orbicular; as in Milton, speaking of a shield.The broad circumference hung on his shoulders like the moon.
CIRCUMFERENCE
,Verb.
T.