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What is the noun for perimeters?

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perimeter
  1. (mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
  2. (mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
  3. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference.
  4. A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.
  5. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The air ducts are installed over the perimeter of the enclosure.”
      “As will be seen shortly, this ramp was used to lower ashlars for transport under the perimeter of Cheops.”
      “The perimeter wall, up to 2.75 m. thick, encloses an irregular quadrilateral area of about 1.59 ha.”
perimetry
  1. The measurement of a perimeter.
  2. (medicine) The systematic measurement of light sensitivity in the visual field by the detection of the presence of test targets on a defined background.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Current evidence suggests that the defect is unlikely to develop if perimetry gives normal results after more than three years of treatment.”
      “Fundoscopy showed severe disc swelling, and perimetry showed visual field defects, which were most extensive in both lower quadrants.”
      “Methods for measuring the visual field are perimetry, campimetry or noise field campimetry.”
perimeters
  1. plural of perimeter
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The jubilant crowd shrieked as the balls sailed into the stands' perimeters and crashed into the boundary.”
      “In this way the city grew much like the annular rings of a tree, with successive perimeters being added as population growth dictated.”
      “Based on Rayleigh scattering, the sensor can be used to monitor perimeters around secure facilities and prisons.”
perimetries
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