Çir-cŭm'fer-ençe1, n.
n. [Lat. circumferentia. See supra.]
- The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. “The scale of nature set from center to circumference.” Milton.
- The space included in a circle; a circle; any thing 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 any orbicular body. The bubble . . . seemed red at its apparent circumference. Newton.