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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

perimeter
    n 1: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the
         boundary [syn: margin, border, perimeter]
    2: a line enclosing a plane areas
    3: the size of something as given by the distance around it
       [syn: circumference, perimeter]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Perimeter \Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; peri` around + ? measure:
   cf. F. p['e]rim[`e]tre.]
   1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum
      of all the sides.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the
      field of vision.
      [1913 Webster] Perimetric

Thesaurus Results for Perimeter:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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