A perimeter is a closed path that encompasses, surrounds, or outlines either a two dimensional shape or a one-dimensional length. The perimeter of a circle or an ellipse is called its circumference.
The Neuf-Brisach fortification perimeter is complicated. The shortest path around it is along its convex hull.
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is called the radius.
Circular cave paintings in Santa Barbara County, California
Circles in an old Arabic astronomical drawing.
The compass in this 13th-century manuscript is a symbol of God's act of Creation. Notice also the circular shape of the halo.