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perímetro

perimeter

noun peh-REE-meh-troh Rare

Origin: From Greek perimetros (peri- 'around' + metron 'measure').

Usage Note

Perímetro is used in geometry (the perimeter of a figure) and also in security or military contexts (perímetro de seguridad, security perimeter). Note the written accent on the first i, which marks the stress on that syllable — without it the word would follow normal penultimate stress rules and sound different.

Examples

"El perímetro del cuadrado mide veinte metros."

Natural Translation

The perimeter of the square is twenty metres.

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