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   Pe·rim·e·ter

   /pəˈrimədər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure: "the perimeter of a rectangle" Similar circumferenceoutsideouter edge
   • ▪ the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object: "the perimeter of the garden" Similar boundaryborderfrontierlimitsouter limitsboundsconfinesedgemarginfringe(s)peripheryborderlinevergeliterary:bournmargeskirtrare:ambitOpposite centermiddleheart
   • ▪ a defended boundary of a military position or base.
   • ▪ an area away from the basket, beyond the reach of the defensive team: "he was very patient in working the ball around the perimeter"
   • 2. an instrument for measuring the extent and characteristics of a person's field of vision.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perimetric adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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