Meaning

5 senses
  1. The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.

    Umfang

    пери́метрperímetr

    пери́метрperýmetr

  2. The length of such a boundary.

    Umfang

    пери́метрperímetr

  3. The outer limits of an area.

    Umfang

  4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.

  5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

More definitions
  • a line enclosing a plane areas
  • the size of something as given by the distance around it
  • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Examples

16 sentences
  1. The cops immediately scanned the perimeter.

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  2. Yanni decided to scout the perimeter.

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  3. How did you get past the perimeter?

    ruКак вы прошли за оцепление?

    deWie hast du es durch die Absperrung geschafft?

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  4. There wasn't any security patrolling the perimeter.

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  5. Several people tried to break through the perimeter.

    ruНесколько человек попытались прорваться сквозь оцепление.

    deMehrere Personen versuchten, den Sperrkreis zu durchbrechen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object:
Русский
By meaning 1
sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: perimeters
Singularperimeter
Pluralperimeters

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
given grounds:premisesC1
Close in meaning
  • the size of something as given by the distance around it:circumference
  • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary:marginborder

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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