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length vs circumference

circumference vs length

length and circumference both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
length Yes No No No
circumference Yes No No No
As nouns, circumference is a hyponym of length; that is, circumference is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than length:
  • length: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
  • circumference: the length of the closed curve of a circle
Other hyponyms of length include diam, diameter, r, radius, longness, shortness.
length (noun) circumference (noun)
a section of something that is long and narrow the size of something as given by the distance around it
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place the length of the closed curve of a circle
continuance in time the boundary line encompassing an area or object
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
size of the gap between two places
Difference between length and circumference

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