circonférentiel
French, adjective/siʁ.kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃.sjɛl/
circonférentiel is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-F-É-R-E-N-T-I-E-L (15 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written French, the 291,657th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circonférentiel is a French adjective meaning “circumferential” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la circonférence ; orienté suivant la tangente à la circonférence (par opposition à radial et…”.
What does circonférentiel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
circumferential
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la circonférence ; orienté suivant la tangente à la circonférence (par opposition à radial et longitudinal).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of circonférentiel
- circonférentielle feminine
- circonférentiels masculine plural
- circonférentielles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circonférentiel?
- /siʁ.kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃.sjɛl/
- \siʁ.kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃.sjɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is circonférentiel in French?
circonférentiel appears about once in every 87 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).