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词汇 perimeter
释义 perimeter
noun[ C ]
uk /pəˈrɪm.ɪ.tər/ us /pəˈrɪm.ə.t̬ɚ/

perimeternoun[C] (EDGE)


the outer edge of an area of land or the border around it: 周边,边缘
Protesters cut a hole in the perimeter fence.抗议者在周围的栅栏上砍出了一个洞。
A river runs along one side of the field's perimeter.一条河沿这片田地的一侧流过。
mathematics specialized
the length of the outer edge of a shape周,周长
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Edges & extremities of objects
apex
apical
apices
bevel
border
bottom
brow
cap
circumference
edge
extremity
foot
line of demarcation
palm-fringed
peripherally
periphery
rim
spout
tip
verge

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes

perimeternoun[C] (BASKETBALL)


the area of a basketball court that is outside the free-throw lane(= rectangular area in front of the basket) but inside the three-point line(= curved line that goes around the basket from one side of the playing area to the other):
He is a superb passer and shooter, but he prefers to hang on the perimeter.
perimeter defenceThe team has long struggled with its perimeter defence.
perimeter shootingHe has improved his perimeter shooting throughout the course of the season.
However successful this team is in defending the perimeter, where are they going to find guys who can shoot from out there?
He's more of a perimeter player than a post player.
He has become the NBA's premier perimeter defender.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Basketball, netball & volleyball
airball
alley-oop
b-ball
backcourt
backfield
dime
dunk
foul
game ball
goaltending
granny shot
half-court
half-court press
jumper
quintet
rebound
rebounder
rebounding
reverse dribble
turnover

perimeter | American Dictionary


perimeter
noun[ C ]
us/pəˈrɪm·ɪ·t̬ər/
the outer edge of an area or the border around it:
Several bombs landed near the perimeter of the airport.
geometry
The perimeter is the outer edge of a flat shape or area.
geometry
Perimeter is also the distance around the outer edge of a flat shape.

Examples of perimeter


perimeter
Each water authority supervises at least two irrigation perimeters, for a total of 20 perimeters.
As water is allocated more efficiently within perimeters, the productivity of other resources is also affected, and most of these effects are positive.
Irregular shapes tend to have longer perimeters thereby increasing the area at risk from invasion.
Each of these main bodies was subdivided into various grades, the perimeters of which were roughly determined by the age of the people within them.
The journal vividly portrays the sense of uncertainty that enveloped the city as news of a^airs around its perimeters trickled in.
The amount of bark area removed, the numbers of feeding marks and their perimeters were measured from the scanned bitmap images.
Another feature with similar impacts is the trading of spaces among adjacent houses that causes the perimeters of different floor plans not to coincide.
Differences between perimeters and regions reflect differences in agroclimatic conditions, irrigated infrastructure, and farm technology.
The results show considerable diversity in the productivity of water both within and between irrigation perimeters and districts.
Where single sealant joints occurred at window perimeters on this project study, they were narrow joints, recessed from the face of the wall.
Thus, considerable heterogeneity appears to exist across perimeters and regions in the intensity of water use in production.
Among the 32 activities within the water authority perimeters, 21 are irrigated crop production and 11 are rain-fed.
She argues that a village, a house, and an altar are all analogous, as their perimeters are all ritually created and mutually connected.
I found myself on the perimeters of a wilderness with a tattered, pencil-drawn map of directions to my grandfather's former village.
Maps 2 and 3 illustrate the correlation between the perimeters of each state and the agricultural production that fell under its control.
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Collocations withperimeter


perimeter

These are words often used in combination with perimeter.

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defensive perimeter
The newly hatched godling quickly began creating a defensiveperimeter of traps and restoring the caverns.
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Wikipedia

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entire perimeter
The entireperimeter of the area is residential and has been excavated.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
outer perimeter
The loss of the post office means that people now have to go to the outerperimeter of the village for post office services.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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