n. The line that bounds a circle; by extension, the bounding line of any regular plane curvilinear figure; a periphery: as, the circumference of a circle or an ellipse. The circumference of a sphere is that of a great circle of the sphere.n. Hence Loosely, any bounding line: as, the circumference of a city.n. The space included in a circle; anything circular in form.n. A going about; circumlocution.To include in a circular or spherical space.