How to Use circumference in a Sentence

circumference

noun
Definition of circumferencenext
Synonyms for circumferencenext
  • The fence marks the circumference of the field.
  • What is the circumference of the Earth at the equator?
  • The circle is 38 inches in circumference.
  • Stroll the circumference of the lake (5.5 miles), just do part of the loop, or walk it twice; the walk’s the thing.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The patio curves around about 1/4 of the circumference of the tree about 40 feet out from the trunk.
    — oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Maybe that’s what awaits us inside the circumference of the moat.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • In this case the circumference of the push rim dictates how hard the chair will be to move forward.
    — Tim Heming, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The bear doesn’t swim but can run along the circumference at 3.5 times the swimmer’s speed, which is 1 unit of length per unit of time.
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The right cuff size—not too big and not too small—is based on the circumference of your mid-upper arm.
    — Carla Delgado, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2023
  • To get your palm width, wrap a soft measuring tape all the way around the widest part of your hand and record the circumference.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • To make: Start by measuring the circumference of head of the person who will wear the crown.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
  • In just a second, light could go around the circumference of the Earth more than seven times.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The face of one of his children was on his right forearm, the circumference of an office clock.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • The circumference of our tree is 9.5 feet at about a foot off the ground and is our signature front yard tree that shades our house.
    — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • This implies the same for the circumferences of the two circles: B is three times longer around its perimeter than A.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
  • This sandwich stacked with meat, cheese and olive spread is about the circumference of an outstretched hand.
    — Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Use a center stake, a string, and a stick to mark out the circle’s circumference and then stack wood along the perimeter three or four logs high.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Size The laundry balls on this list range in circumference from 8.5 to 10 inches.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The reading on the MUAC tape — used to measure a child's middle-upper arm circumference — is still in the red zone.
    — Unicef Usa, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Iman arrived in what is very likely the outfit with the greatest circumference of the night.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The longest trail—a circumference of the entire ridge—is just under six miles.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The wide shaft circumference suits all body types, and the thick soles promise to protect feet when walking on rocky paths.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 11 May 2022
  • Tables can’t exceed 3 feet in circumference or depth and the chairs must be sturdy enough that the wind doesn’t blow them away.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2023
  • All three groups had a decline in waist and hip circumference and body mass index (BMI).
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Mar. 2024
  • This Zendure weighs 180 grams — about the same as two tennis balls — yet has the same shape and circumference as a credit card.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Viet House’s large pho is served in a bowl roughly the circumference of a soccer ball.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The nylon strap is adjustable and designed to fit up to an eight-inch wrist circumference.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Smith said the abscess was larger in circumference than a golf ball.
    — Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2022
  • If the outline of a circle is traced, unwound and then measured, the length is called its circumference.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Many guests also enjoy walking the circumference of the ship, and Ocean Boulevard wraps around the ship giving them up close views of the ocean.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 31 July 2022

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