circumferential
/sərˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl/
adjective
- Relating to or going around the outer edge or boundary of a circle or rounded object.
- The circumferential measurement of the tree trunk was over three meters.
- Engineers checked the circumferential stress on the pipe to ensure it wouldn't crack.
- The race followed a circumferential path around the lake.
- Surrounding or encircling something; forming a ring around a central point.
- The city built a circumferential highway to reduce traffic through the downtown area.
- Doctors noted a circumferential rash around the patient's wrist.
- The garden had a circumferential hedge that provided privacy from neighbors.
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