Definitions for perimeter

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perimeter pe·rim·e·ter

Spelling: [puh-rim-i-ter]

IPA: /pəˈrɪm ɪ tər/

Perimeter is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in perimeter (eeeimprrt).

Definitions for perimeter

noun

1. the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
2. the length of such a boundary.
3. a line bounding or marking off an area.
4. the outermost limits.
5. Military. a fortified boundary that protects a troop position.
6. Ophthalmology. an instrument for determining the peripheral field of vision.

Origin of perimeter

1585-95; French périmètre Latin perimetros (feminine) Greek perímetron (neuter). See peri-, -meter

Examples for perimeter

But that multiplication, is a multiplication of the Perpendicular by the perimeter or bout-line.

The Radius is a right line drawne from the center to the perimeter.

Also, the lowest part of the perimeter of a geometrical figure.

The perimeter of a figure is the outer boundary or measure around it.

SWAT teams moved in and tear gas canisters were heard from the perimeter of what had essentially become a militarized zone.

There were guards surrounding the perimeter with radar search beams.

A couple more peer through spy holes in the sandbag barricades that line the perimeter.

When the Stalwart vanguard reached the perimeter, their ranks broke in confusion.

Outside the lodge, running along its perimeter, was a small ditch lined by posts topped by a chest-high wooden beam.

On Wednesday night, as the main stage acts raged, Capt. Chris Slayman cruised the perimeter of the Gathering.