circumference

英 [səˈkʌmfərəns]

美 [sərˈkʌmfərəns]

n. 圆周; 圆周长

BNC.15114 / COCA.15774

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)周长
Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
1. ...a scientist calculating the earth's circumference...
  计算地球周长的科学家
2. The island is 3.5 km in circumference.
  这个岛周长3.5千米。
N-UNCOUNT (圆、地方、圆状物的)边缘，周缘
Thecircumferenceof a circle, place, or round object is its edge.
1. Cut the salmon into long strips and wrap it round the circumference of the bread.
  把鲑鱼切成长条，缠裹在面包上。

noun

the size of something as given by the distance around it
Synonym:perimeter
the length of the closed curve of a circle
the boundary line encompassing an area or object
1. he had walked the full circumference of his land
2. a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe
Synonym:circuit

More recently, lower thresholds for waist circumference have been recommended for Asian populations.
最近，对亚洲人群推荐了一个更低的腰围阈值。
How to calculate the circumference of the three-dimensional graphics ( what function)? Required to achieve runtime polymorphism.
对立体图形周长怎么计算（用什么函数）？要求实现运行时的多态性。
Head and chest circumference are checked on all children under two years of age.
两岁以下的婴儿都应测量头围和胸围。
That point falls on the circumference of the circle.
那一个点落在这圆的圆周线上。
The ratio of circumference to diameter is approximately 3.1416.
圆周长与直径的比大约是3.1416。
When would I ever need to compute the circumference of a circle?
我几时曾需要计算圆周长了？
The PI method returns the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter.
PI方法返回圆周与直径的比率。
The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
圆周长度与圆的直径长度的比。
In addition, the ratio between waist circumference and hip circumference is also an important indicator to measure health.
另外，腰围和臀围之比也是一个衡量健康的重要指标。
Clothing size of the factory for our specific waist circumference, brassieres and height to determine.
衣服尺寸是由工厂根据我们提供的具体腰围、围和身高来确定的。