περιφέρεια
periphereia
circumference
Appears 54 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
περιφέρεια, Ion. περιφερ-είη, ἡ, A. circumference, κύκλου 103 ; (rounded) surface, σφαίρας 100e ; of helmets, Cam. 40 (pl.); τὰ ὦτα ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς π. τοῖς ὄμμασι HA 494b14; more generally, curve, EN 1102a31; curvature of the edge of a leaf, HP 3.10.5 ; roundness, Art. 61 ; spherical or curved shape, Ep. 2pp.49,51U. 2. arc of a circle, Ph. 264b25, 3.28; marked on concave sun-dial (πόλος), Sammelb. 358.1 (iii B.C.). II. wandering, error, ἐν καρδίᾳ Ec. 9.3.
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