Synonyms of the word

circumference

• n. (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
• n. (geometry) The length of such a line.
• n. (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object.
• n. (graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To include in a circular space; to bound.

border

• n. The outer edge of something.
• n. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
• n. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
• n. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
• n. (Britain) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance…
• v. (transitive) To put a border on something.
• v. (transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to a border.
• v. (intransitive) To touch at a border (with on or upon).
• v. (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge.

borderline

• adj. nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
• adj. Showing bad taste.
• adj. Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
• n. A boundary or accepted division; a border.
• n. An individual who has borderline personality disorder.

delimitation

• n. The act of delimiting something.
• n. A limit or boundary.

length

• n. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
• n. duration.
• n. (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
• n. (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
• n. (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
• n. (figuratively) Total extent.
• n. Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
• v. (obsolete) To lengthen.

mete

• v. (transitive, archaic, poetic, dialectal) To measure.
• v. (transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc…
• n. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.

perimeter

• n. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
• n. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
• n. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
• n. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
• n. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

size

• n. (obsolete outside dialects) An assize.
• n. (obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
• n. (obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.
• n. The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
• n. (obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.
• n. A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
• n. (graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.
• n. (figuratively, dated) Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
• n. An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used…
• v. (transitive) To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
• v. (transitive) To classify or arrange by size.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
• v. (intransitive) To take a greater size; to increase in size.
• v. (Britain, Cambridge University slang, obsolete) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To swell; to increase the bulk of.
• n. A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
• n. Wallpaper paste.
• n. The thickened crust on coagulated blood.
• n. Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.
• v. (transitive) To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.