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perimeter
[puh-rim-i-ter]
noun
a line bounding or marking off an area.
The police created a perimeter with caution tape around the crime scene.
the outermost limits.
Under the new regulations, the smoke-free area for playgrounds and sports areas extends 20 meters from the perimeter of each site.
Geometry.
the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
the length of such a boundary.
Military.a fortified boundary that protects a troop position.
Ophthalmology.an instrument for determining the peripheral field of vision.
Basketball.Often the perimeter
Also called three-point line.a semicircular line on a basketball court surrounding the basket, outside of which field goals are worth three points rather than two.
the area outside this line (often used attributively).
There's no player in the NBA who puts more pressure on opposing defenses from the perimeter than him.
The team needs an efficient point guard with a great perimeter shot.
perimeter
/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɛtrɪk, pəˈrɪmɪtə /
noun
maths
the curve or line enclosing a plane area
the length of this curve or line
any boundary around something, such as a field
( as modifier )
a perimeter fence
a perimeter patrol
a medical instrument for measuring the limits of the field of vision
perimeter
The sum of the lengths of the segments that form the sides of a polygon.
The total length of any closed curve, such as the circumference of a circle.
Other 51Թ Forms
- perimeterless adjective
- perimetral adjective
- perimetric adjective
- perimetrical adjective
- perimetrically adverb
- perimetry noun
- ˈٰ noun
- ˌˈٰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perimeter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perimeter1
Example Sentences
That means the fire’s forward progress stopped and it was not expected to jump a perimeter established by crews.
Family members and survivors of the institution will have an opportunity in the coming weeks to view the perimeter of the "forensically controlled site" to see the works being undertaken.
At that meeting, Carney gave the president some golf gear from the Kananaskis Country Club, a scenic course within the tightly controlled perimeter of the summit.
But ever since Tuesday, the only long line was the stretch of unused parking meters that formed a perimeter around the brewery.
When torched with embers, the fire burned up to the 5-foot perimeter and then halted.
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