Circumference
Circumference , noun
[Latin circumferentia.]
1.
The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery. — Millon
2.
A circle; anything circular.
His ponderous shield...
Behind him cast. The broad circumference
Hung on his shoulders like the moon.
3.
The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.
Circumference , transitive verb
To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obsolete] — Sir T. Browne