Advertisement
Advertisement
perimeter
[ puh-rim-i-ter ]
noun
- a line bounding or marking off an area:
The police created a perimeter with caution tape around the crime scene.
- the outermost limits:
Under the new regulations, the smoke-free area for playgrounds and sports areas extends 20 meters from the perimeter of each site.
- Geometry.
- the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- the length of such a boundary.
- Military. a fortified boundary that protects a troop position.
- Ophthalmology. an instrument for determining the peripheral field of vision.
- Often the perimeter. Basketball.
- Also called three-point line. a semicircular line on a basketball court surrounding the basket, outside of which field goals are worth three points rather than two. three-pointer ( def ).
- the area outside this line (often used attributively):
There's no player in the NBA who puts more pressure on opposing defenses from the perimeter than him.
The team needs an efficient point guard with a great perimeter shot.
perimeter
/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɛtrɪk; pəˈrɪmɪtə /
noun
- maths
- the curve or line enclosing a plane area
- the length of this curve or line
- any boundary around something, such as a field
- ( as modifier )
a perimeter fence
a perimeter patrol
- a medical instrument for measuring the limits of the field of vision
perimeter
/ ə-ĭ′ĭ-ə /
- The sum of the lengths of the segments that form the sides of a polygon.
- The total length of any closed curve, such as the circumference of a circle.
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ, noun
- ˌˈٰ, adverb
- perimetric, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ···ٱ· adjective
- ···ٰ ··· [per-, uh, -, me, -trik], ···· adjective
- ·····ly adverb
- ···ٰ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of perimeter1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of perimeter1
Example Sentences
And even when Hayes is not scoring easy baskets, his rim-running has forced defenses to suck into the paint and create more open shots on the perimeter.
The Israeli military said troops carrying out operations to expand the "security perimeter" in northern and central Gaza had dismantled a 1km-long underground tunnel belonging to Hamas and eliminated more than 50 "terrorists".
For the remainder of the Zoom call, he avoids the gym’s windows and steers clear of the fans prowling the hotel’s perimeter.
White tents have been erected at the perimeter as rescuers in bright yellow hard hats work to free an estimated 81 people still trapped beneath the collapsed skyscraper.
On the fire zone perimeter, where burned and untouched properties are side-by-side, the return of residents, visitors and commerce has prompted mixed emotions and difficult questions: Is it respectful to return to Altadena?
Advertisement
Related yvlogs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse