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- noun Plural form of
circumference .
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Examples
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Find the center of C, and with this as a center, draw two circles, (that is, the circumferences of two circles,) one 5 in. in diameter to show where to cut out a hole, H, and the other 7 in. in diameter to serve as a guide for fastening on the spools, F. [Illustration: Fig. 91.]
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"Blacks tend to have longer limbs with smaller circumferences, meaning that their centers of gravity are higher compared to whites of the same height" Bejan said.
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Bejan said: "Blacks tend to have longer limbs with smaller circumferences, meaning that their centres of gravity are higher compared to whites of the same height.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Researchers reviewed 50 previous studies including more than 500,000 participants and found that people sticking to the Mediterranean diet were likely to have healthier waist circumferences and better blood pressure, HDL good cholesterol, and triglyceride levels than people who followed various different control diets, including low-carbohydrate ones.
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The polishing and bluing are flawless, all the corners are sharp, all the circumferences are true, wood-to-metal fit is excellent.
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In the study, the wrist circumferences of 477 overweight and obese kids and teens average age 10 were measured with a tape measure; 51 also had nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
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The polishing and bluing are flawless, all the corners are sharp, all the circumferences are true, wood-to-metal fit is excellent.
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In the study, the wrist circumferences of 477 overweight and obese kids and teens average age 10 were measured with a tape measure; 51 also had nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
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In the study, the wrist circumferences of 477 overweight and obese kids and teens average age 10 were measured with a tape measure; 51 also had nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
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A world not of mud, trees, and barges, but of volumes, circumferences, and surface areas.
Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010
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