perimeter

noun

/pəˈrɪmɪtə(r)/

/pəˈrɪmɪtər/

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the outside edge of an area of land
- Guards patrol the perimeter of the estate.
- a perimeter fence/track/wall
Extra Examples
- Many of the offices are located on the perimeter of the site.
- The gunman did not breach the security perimeter around the White House.
- The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.
- There's a small shop on the perimeter of the camp.
- They demonstrated just outside the perimeter of the embassy.
- We walked around the perimeter of the prison.
- There is a 15-foot perimeter fence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- inner
- outer
- northern
- …
verb + perimeter
- establish
- form
- mark
- …
perimeter + noun
- fence
- fencing
- wall
- …
preposition
- along the perimeter
- around the perimeter
- round the perimeter
- …
See full entry
(mathematics) the total length of the outside edge of an area or a shape
- Find the area and perimeter of the following shapes.
compare circumferenceTopics Colours and Shapesc2, Maths and measurementc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- inner
- outer
- northern
- …
verb + perimeter
- establish
- form
- mark
- …
perimeter + noun
- fence
- fencing
- wall
- …
preposition
- along the perimeter
- around the perimeter
- round the perimeter
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’.

单词	perimeter
释义	perimeter noun /pəˈrɪmɪtə(r)/ /pəˈrɪmɪtər/ jump to other results the outside edge of an area of land Guards patrol the perimeter of the estate. a perimeter fence/track/wall Extra Examples Many of the offices are located on the perimeter of the site. The gunman did not breach the security perimeter around the White House. The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land. There's a small shop on the perimeter of the camp. They demonstrated just outside the perimeter of the embassy. We walked around the perimeter of the prison. There is a 15-foot perimeter fence. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective inner outer northern … verb + perimeter establish form mark … perimeter + noun fence fencing wall … preposition along the perimeter around the perimeter round the perimeter … See full entry (mathematics) the total length of the outside edge of an area or a shape Find the area and perimeter of the following shapes. compare circumferenceTopics Colours and Shapesc2, Maths and measurementc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective inner outer northern … verb + perimeter establish form mark … perimeter + noun fence fencing wall … preposition along the perimeter around the perimeter round the perimeter … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- ‘around’ + metron ‘measure’.
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