circumferencen.[L. circumferentia.]()1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.(Millon.)2. A circle; anything circular.()His ponderous shield . . .
Behind him cast. The broad circumference
Hung on his shoulders like the moon. (Milton.)3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular body.()v. t. To include in a circular space; to bound.(Sir T. Browne.)