From: howddgrhol@yaynnoo.com   
      
   Tim Wright  wrote:   
      
   > On 10/16/2020 06:54, 61rroger@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> As far as I've always known, when people talk about, or want to know,   
   >> how big around something circular is, they use, rightly or wrongly,   
   >> either the word diameter, or the word circumference.  Having said   
   >> that, here's my question.  It's hard for me to put it into words, so   
   >> I HOPE that you all will properly understand what I'm asking.  What   
   >> is the version of that, or what is the word that is, or would be, for   
   >> the version of that, that's for stuff that's square?  In other words,   
   >> when someone wants to know how big around something square is, what   
   >> is the proper word that would be used to say how big around the   
   >> something square is?  Thank you all in advance!   : )   
   >>   
   > The word perimeter can be used for the distance around the outside of   
   > any shape.  The perimeter of our pool is 90 feet.  The perimeter of my   
   > shop building 140 feet.   
      
   You might also hear someone say the boundary measures 140 feet.   
      
   It's also really common to describe rectangles (including squares) by   
   giving the AxB dimensions so that it's easy to figure out what the   
   perimeter and area are.   
      
   So you'll often see people refer to a four by eight or four by four when   
   talking about a sheet of plywood.   
      
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