circumference
distance around a circle
Roots
- circum: around
- fer / bear: carry or bring
Other words with the fer / bear root
- deference: respectful yielding to another person's judgment
- infer: to reach a conclusion from evidence
- inference: a conclusion reached from evidence
- offer: to present or give for consideration
- proliferate: to multiply or spread rapidly
- proliferation: rapid increase or multiplication
Circumference is the around-measure of a circle.
The student found the circumference before cutting the ribbon to wrap the jar.
Imagine tracing the outside edge with a finger until you return to the start.