a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape; the length of this line 圆周;圆周长 the circumference of a circle 圆的周长 the circumference of the earth 地球的周长 - in circumference
The earth is almost 25 000 miles in circumference. 地球的周长大约为 25 000 英里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + circumference- have
- calculate
- measure
- …
- in circumference
- circumference of
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French circonference, from Latin circumferentia, from circum ‘around, about’ + ferre ‘carry, bear’.