"Perimeter" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... draft loss in inches of water, W weight of gas in pounds passing per second, C perimeter of stack in feet, H height of stack in feet, f a constant with the following values at sea level: .0015 for steel stacks, temperature of gases 600 degrees Fahrenheit. .0011 for steel stacks, temperature ...
— Steam, Its Generation and Use • Babcock & Wilcox Co.
... Outline. — N. outline, circumference; perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure[obs3], contour, profile, silhouette; bounds; coast line. zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre[Brit], cingle[obs3], clasp, girt; cordon &c. (inclosure) ...
— Roget's Thesaurus
... circuit some sixteen miles. The range of the heavier hostile guns, as revealed by their early practice, compelled an extension to this degree, in order to hold them back beyond easy {p.194} command of the town. Fortunately this perimeter, which would indicate the enclosed area to have a diameter of from five to six miles, could be manned without overtaxing the numbers of the garrison. At the moment of investment the British force fit for duty was 572 officers and 12,924 men; total, 13,496. Of these, during the ...
— Story of the War in South Africa - 1899-1900 • Alfred T. Mahan |
