perimeter

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I somehow doubt Coach Boudreau instructed his charges to ignore their Game 3 success but, for some reason, most of the players decided that risky pass attempts and shots from the perimeter were the best strategy tonight.

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  1. noun Mathematics A closed curve bounding a plane area.
  2. noun Mathematics The length of such a boundary.
  3. noun The outer limits of an area. See Synonyms at circumference.
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  • Arranged about the perimeter were a large number of wooden booths, many already filled with patrons come to enjoy the night's entertainments. —  A Lady of Expectations
  • There are just too many holes in the perimeter, which is too long anyway. —  AHMM,June2007
  • Aegean will also have the right to expand its operation beyond the port perimeter, which is strategically located along the Strait of —  GuruFocus Updates
  • And even a lot of the less lean cuts have fat around the perimeter, which is easy to trim off before cooking.
  • Clestory windows encircle the perimeter washing the space with clear and colored light. —  Houston Business News - Local Houston News | Houston Business Journal
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boundary ·  rim ·  confine ·  defenses ·  rampart ·  center ·  circumference ·  border ·  vicinity ·  expanse ·  interior ·  edge
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English perimetre, from Latin perimetros, from Greek : peri-, peri- + metron, measure; see meter2.

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  1. = French périmètre = Spanish perímetro = Portuguese Italian perimetro, from Latin perimetros, from Greek περίμετρος, the circumference, from περί, round, + μέτρον, measure: see meter.
 

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