perimeter
/pəˈɪmətə/pur-IH-muh-tur
/pɚˈɪmətɚ/pur-IH-muh-tur
Meaningmeasure round
Common meaning: the distance round the edge
- periaround
- metera measure, a rule for measuringLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 957 · scan
‘around’ + ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’ → perimeter
Journey through time
- Greekπερίμετρος‘measure round’source
- Englishperimeter‘the distance round the edge’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek μέτρον ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’.
Roots
- μέτρον Greek “a measure, a rule for measuring”
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