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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke