How to Use circumference in a Sentence

circumference

noun
Definition of circumferencenext
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  • 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.
  • Form biscuit dough into round biscuits of slightly greater circumference than the sausage.
    — Nina Mandell, For The Win, 2 Feb. 2018
  • That one measured in at 81 feet high and 97 inches in circumference.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Waist circumference, for example, is an effective way to track changes in a place that many of us watch the closest: belly fat.
    — Stephanie Lee, GQ, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Rajulu's study examined overall body shape and size changes, including stature, circumference, chest width and arm and leg length.
    — Alex Stuckey, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The dramatic scallop of the sweetheart neckline was repeated through the circumference of the hem and sweeping court train.
    — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Meanwhile, with a Y-type vegetable peeler, remove a long strip of zest from the grapefruit’s circumference; repeat.
    — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • This will all take place in a circular collider measuring 2.4 miles in circumference.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Upon coming into contact with the substance, the back of your throat might begin to burn and swell for the reasons above, causing the circumference of your windpipe to shrink in size.
    — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 23 Jan. 2018
  • To probe very new territory would require a ring 100km in circumference, about four times that of the LHC.
    — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There was also no DNA/diet interaction for waist circumference, body mass index, or body fat percentage.
    — Sharon Begley, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Measure the tree at 4.5 feet above the ground for the circumference.
    — Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • If the length of the rope is the same as the circumference of the fence, what is the maximum area upon which the horse can feed?
    — Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
  • This means that the inside of the wheel has a larger circumference than the outside of the wheel.
    — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The tree that fell on Vasquez was at least six feet in circumference.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 July 2021
  • 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
  • In the eight years since first setting out on the PCT, Garmire has hiked nearly as many miles as the circumference of the earth.
    — Mary Beth Skylis, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Great circles are the paths around a sphere whose distance is equal to the circumference of that sphere.
    — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 2 May 2018
  • 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
  • The larger the searchlight, the larger the circumference of the unknown.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
  • This tall tree with a wide circumference will fill up a room.
    — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2020
  • To make: Start by measuring the circumference of head of the person who will wear the crown.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
  • The brand had some styles in XXL, but its size chart had a maximum waist circumference of 36 inches, less than the 39-inch waist of the average American woman.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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