el
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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