perimeter

名词 n.
/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/    /pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.təɹ/|[-ɾɚ]|/pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/|/ˈpɹɪm.ɪ.tə/|[-ɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
  2. The length of such a boundary.
  3. The outer limits of an area.
    — In 1977, Papa Wemba decided to change the name of his housing tract, in the outskirts of Kinshasa, to Village Molokai,² of which he declared himself traditional chief. Then, within this perimeter, he advocated a clothing style that featured, among its distinctions, a beret, and that went along with a way of walking, talking, and behaving toward others.
  4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
  5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

词形变化

perimeters plural

词源

From Latin perimetros, Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros). Equivalent to peri- + meter.
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