cir·cum·fer·ence
noun/səˈkʌmfərəns/
/sərˈkʌmfərəns/
[countable, uncountable]- a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line
enlarge image圆周；圆周长 - the circumference of a circle
圆的周长 - the circumference of the earth
地球的周长 - in circumference The earth is almost 25 000 miles in circumference.
地球的周长大约为 25 000 英里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + circumference- have
- calculate
- measure
- …
- in circumference
- circumference of
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum ‘around, about’ + ferre ‘carry, bear’. - the circumference of a circle