Both Uses of
perimeter
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- Through the wavering air she saw Bree, moving along the perimeter of the crowd near the building, passing out leaflets.†
p. 131.2perimeter = the outer edge
- It was a beautiful spring day, the air soft and warm, dogwoods in bloom all around the perimeter of the garden.†
p. 141.6 *
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