circumferential

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

circumferential
    adj 1: lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts;
           "circumferential highways around cities"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Circumferential \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial\, a. [LL.
   circumferentialis.]
   Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling;
   circuitous. --Parkhurst.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "circumferential":
      ambient, circling, circumambient, circumflex, circumfluent,
      circumfluous, circumjacent, delineatory, embracing, encircling,
      enclosing, encompassing, enfolding, enveloping, environing,
      in outline, neighboring, outlined, perimetric, peripheral,
      roundabout, suburban, surrounding, wrapping

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