circumference
Example Sentences
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But the sheer sort of circumference of the dress makes her a woman who comes into a room and takes up space.
From Los Angeles Times
The star is then assembled by placing a small bowl in the center of the dough layers and cutting around the bowl’s circumference, through all three layers.
From Salon
Some of the fighters were wearing RSF style uniforms, one of which has a circular patch with a black line running around the circumference - consistent with the paramilitary's insignia.
From BBC
In effect, neck circumference acts as a visible indicator of visceral fat, the harmful kind that accumulates around internal organs.
From Science Daily
Even when a group of men stare at you—beers clutched in hands, no idea why you’re shrieking in joy over carving the circumference of a tiny pool—you won’t give it a second thought.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
