cintura — meaning in English

English meaning

• girth noun The measurement around something; its circumference.
• middle noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
• waist noun The narrow part of the body between the ribs and the hips.

Senses

cintura is used for these senses in English:

• girth (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
• middle The central part of a human body; the waist.
• waist (anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

girth — full definition

1. noun The measurement around something; its circumference.
2. noun A strap that goes under a horse's belly to hold a saddle in place.

middle — full definition

1. noun The point or part equally distant from the edges, ends, or extremes of something.
2. noun Informal: a person's waist or midsection.
3. adjective Located halfway between two points; central.

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