Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An angular quantity of 360°, or four right angles.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun geometry A round angle; a full circle.
  • noun dated A perianth or a perigonium.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an angle of 360 degrees

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Examples

  • With a perigon of 360° = 2p, the duration of a cycle T is required.

    7. Alternating Current 1991

  • Circumference of a circle C = 2 rp = 2p; the perigon of a circle is a = 360°; this means that and, hence,,, etc.

    7. Alternating Current 1991

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