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circumferentially

circumferentially

1 8.6
Around the outside of something in a circle
  • adverb
  • /sɜrˌkʌmˈfɛrənʃəli/
translation icon : circunferencialmente
  • The ribbon was wrapped circumferentially around the gift box, creating a beautiful presentation.
  • space extends circumferentially

Examples

  • They move radially, circumferentially, and vertically.

  • The soft-tissue analog (A, B, or C) was randomly selected and attached circumferentially to the surrogate knee femur with duct tape.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The challenge in creating such a medium is to have the effective easy axis circumferentially oriented.

    Academic text (1996)
  • As effusion increases, the echo-free space extends circumferentially around the heart.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I would have thought so, since you claim to be able to so circumferentially wrap it around the idea of a God which is, by your own definition, totally incomprehensible to any of us mere mortals.

    Blog text (29)
  • The fibrotic process appears to progress evenly and circumferentially, beginning at the outside of the medial canal and growing inward.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Four sensors, circumferentially located around the rotor shell, provided blade data characterizing blade station and vibrational deflections.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Three cameras and projector sensors are spaced circumferentially around the residual limb, and the fourth camera is placed in front of the subject's residuum (Figure 1).

    Academic text (1996)
  • The resulting rectangular foam sheet was 19 mm thick. Duct tape attached each tissue substitute circumferentially around the immobile femoral component of the surrogate knee.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The road runs circumferentially around the city, providing an excellent view of the landscape.

Synonyms

around
vscircumferentially
1.0

Moving in a circle to surround something

moves specifically along the outer edge rather than encircling the whole area
circularly
vscircumferentially
1 4.8

Moving or placed in a circle

moves along the outer edge rather than across the whole area

Surface Forms

Morphology

circumferentially = circumferential (transparent) = circumferential + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'circumferential', which is directly interpretable as 'around the circumference'.

Etymology

Circumferentially comes from the part circum- meaning 'around', and it is related to familiar words like circumference and circle. So to do something circumferentially is to do it 'around' or 'along the outer edge' of an object.