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masculine

/peˈɾimetɾo/

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Translation

perimeter

Word origin

From Latin perimetros, from Greek perimetros, from peri ('around') plus metron ('measure'). The same root gives English 'perimeter' and 'metre'.

Origin
Greek
Root
perimetros
English cognates
perimeter, metre

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralperimetros

Examples

Calculamos vallarlo.

We calculated the perimeter of the plot before fencing it.

vigilan .

The guards watch the entire perimeter of the building.

cuadrado .

The perimeter of a square is four times its side.

acordonó .

The police cordoned off the perimeter of the area.

amanecer.

We ran around the perimeter of the park at dawn.

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This word is part of lesson 66.