perimeter
Word family adjectiveperimetricnounperimeterperimetry
pe·rim·e·ter /pəˈrɪmɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] 1 EDGEthe border around an enclosed area such as a military camp 〔军营等地的〕四周,周围,周边,边缘perimeter of the perimeter of the airfield 机场的四周
perimeter fence/wall A mine blew a hole in the perimeter wall. 地雷把围墙炸出了一个洞。
► see thesaurus at edge 2 MBthe whole length of the border around an area or shape 周长perimeter of Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle. 计算这个长方形的周长。
→ circumference Origin perimeter (1500-1600) French périmètre, from Latin, from Greek, from peri- (PERICARDIUM) + metron “measure”