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Perimeter

//pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
  2. 2
    the size of something as given by the distance around it wordnet
  3. 3
    The length of such a boundary.
  4. 4
    a line enclosing a plane areas wordnet
  5. 5
    The outer limits of an area.

    "In 1977, Papa Wemba decided to change the name of his housing tract, in the outskirts of Kinshasa, to Village Molokai,² of which he declared himself traditional chief. Then, within this perimeter, he advocated a clothing style that featured, among its distinctions, a beret, and that went along with a way of walking, talking, and behaving toward others."

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  1. 6
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary wordnet
  2. 7
    A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
  3. 8
    An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

Etymology

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

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