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Definition of circumference noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

circumference

noun
circumference pronunciation English səˈkʌmfərəns circumference pronunciation American sərˈkʌmfərəns
[countable, uncountable]
 
a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line
the circumference of the earthThe earth is almost 25000 miles in circumference. compare perimeter