Associations to the word «Perimeter»

Wiktionary

PERIMETER, noun. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
PERIMETER, noun. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
PERIMETER, noun. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
PERIMETER, noun. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
PERIMETER, noun. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
PERIMETER FENCE, noun. A fence that circles the perimeter of an area to prevent access

Dictionary definition

PERIMETER, noun. The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.
PERIMETER, noun. A line enclosing a plane areas.
PERIMETER, noun. The size of something as given by the distance around it.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats