perimeter
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4.1
- noun
- /pəˈrɪmətər/
:
perímetro
- The soldiers were ordered to secure the perimeter of the base during the night.
- perimeter of a shape
- area and perimeter
- solve perimeter problems
I'm just going to bronze the perimeter guys know the drill.
- I'm just going to bronze the perimeter guys know the drill.
- And on that eastern perimeter of our compound was our back gate.
- Snipers lined them up along the perimeter fence.
- And I'm just going to ever so slightly and lightly graze the perimeter of my face for real.
- And now I want you to tap the bronzer around the perimeter of the face.
- So I'm just dusting it kind of just on that kind of outer perimeter on the cheekbones.
- It's a self-sufficient village like contained within the perimeter of the walls.
- And forest perimeter favors deer and white footed mice.
- These people have posed all around the perimeter.
Examples
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A dry moat, now lined with trees, marks the perimeter of what was once a defensive palisade.
Academic text (2008) -
We got a 16-foot wall around the entire perimeter.
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But now I think this left side will have larger perimeter than the right side.
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And then I asked if everyone would rise and then would move to the perimeter of the room.
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We have to set a perimeter.
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Western forces have reached the White House perimeter.
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Rule number two, stay inside the perimeter of the fence at all times.
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And she had told us that the whole perimeter of her acre property had these pine trees.
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Secure the perimeter!
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Securing the perimeter.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp
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3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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1.1
An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer
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1.0
The outer edge of a round object like a cup or wheel
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3.6
Area along the edge of something like a field or page
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6.5
The outer edge of an area, group, or idea
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3.2
A limit that shows how far something reaches
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
The far edge of an area or thing that shows its limits
Antonyms
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perimeter comes from Greek parts peri- 'around' and metron 'measure'. So, it means the distance measured 'around' the outer edge of a shape or place, which is why we add all the sides to find a perimeter.