circumference UK /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/US /sɚˈkʌmfɹəns/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. •The length of such a line. •The length of the longest cycle of a graph. •(no longer used) The surface of a round or spherical object. verb1 •(no longer used) To include in a circular space; to bound.Nor is the vigour of this great body included only in itself, or circumferenced by its surface — 1650 formscircumferenced · circumferencing · circumferences