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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Perimeter \Per*im"e*ter\, noun [Gr. ?; ? around + ? measure: cf. F. p['e]rim['e]tre.]
1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum of all the sides.
2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
perimeter
noun
1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: {margin}, {border}]
2: a line enclosing a plane areas
3: the size of something as given by the distance around it [syn: {circumference}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "perimeter": alentours, ambience, ambit, border, borderlands, borderline, boundaries, boundary, bounds, bourn, bourns, brim, brink, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumference, circumjacencies, circumscription, circumstances, compass, confines, context, coordinates, edge, edges, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, fringe, fringes, gestalt, habitat, hem, limitations, limits, marches, margin, metes, metes and bounds, milieu, neighborhood, outlines, outposts, outskirts, pale, parameters, periphery, precincts, purlieus, situation, skirt, skirts, suburbs, surroundings, total environment, verge, verges, vicinage, vicinity
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