Both Uses of
perimeter
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- He dug out the receipt, handed it to her, and walked back to the cur-taro, as much now to avoid her eyes as to check the perimeter again.†
Chpt 5 *perimeter = the outer edge
- They'd seen the pair as soon as the sensors picked them up at the perimeter.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
the outer edge
The exact meaning of perimeter can depend upon its context. For example:
- "Stay inside the defensive perimeter." -- the outer edges of the area that is defended
- "It is common on the city's perimeter." -- the outer edges of the city
- "What is the perimeter of the square?" -- the sum of the length of the sides of a geometric shape