| Main Entry: | perimeter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumference, border |
Synonyms: |
ambit, borderline, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circuit, compass, confines, edge, fringe, hem, limit, margin, outline, periphery, skirt, verge |
| Notes: | parameter is a quantity or mathematical variable that stays constant; perimeter is the outer boundary of an area |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outermost edge, margin |
Synonyms: |
bound, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, confine, end, extremity, fringe, hem, limit, line, lip, outskirt, perimeter, periphery, rim, selvage, skirt, trim, trimming, verge |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary; frontier |
Synonyms: |
beginning, borderline, door, edge, entrance, line, march, marchland, outpost, pale, perimeter, sideline, threshold |
Antonyms: |
mainland, region, territory |
| Main Entry: | boundary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer limit |
Synonyms: |
abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | brim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of object, usually the top |
Synonyms: |
border, brink, circumference, fringe, hem, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | brink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of an object or area |
Synonyms: |
border, boundary, brim, fringe, frontier, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, rim, skirt, threshold, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
Synonyms: |
amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | circuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, track, boundary |
Synonyms: |
ambit, area, bounds, circle, circling, circulation, circumference, circumnavigation, circumscription, circumvolution, compass, course, cycle, district, gyration, gyre, journey, lap, limit, line, orbit, perambulation, perimeter, periphery, range, region, round, route, tour, tract, turn, turning, twirl, way, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, zone |
| Main Entry: | compass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundary, periphery |
Synonyms: |
ambit, area, bound, circle, circuit, circumference, circumscription, confines, domain, enclosure, environs, expanse, extent, field, limit, limitation, orbit, perimeter, precinct, purlieus, purview, radius, range, reach, realm, restriction, round, scope, sphere, stretch, sweep, zone |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, outline |
Synonyms: |
bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak, perimeter, periphery, point, portal, rim, ring, shore, side, skirt, split, strand, term, threshold, tip, trimming, turn, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle, surface |