perimeter

perímetro, contorno

Borde o límite exterior de una zona.

En inglés sencillo: The outside edge or boundary of an area.

• A fence surrounds the perimeter.
• Guards walked around the perimeter of the building.
• The police secured the perimeter before entering the site.

Cómo se usa: perimeter of something (Guards patrolled the perimeter of the camp.)

Sinónimos: boundary, outer edge

Expresiones frecuentes: perimeter fence, secure the perimeter, around the perimeter

perímetro

Longitud total del borde exterior de una figura plana.

En inglés sencillo: The total distance around the outside of a flat shape.

• Find the perimeter of this square.
• We added the side lengths to calculate the perimeter.
• What is the perimeter of a rectangle with these dimensions?

Cómo se usa: perimeter of something (The perimeter of the square is twenty centimeters.)

Expresiones frecuentes: calculate the perimeter, perimeter of something, rectangle perimeter