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circumcircle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: circumscribed circle

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From circum- + circle.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: circumferència circumscrita — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 外接圓 /外接圆 (ngoi6 zip3 jyun4) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外接圓 /外接圆 (wàijiēyuán) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Czech: kružnice opsaná — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Finnish: ympäri piirretty ympyrä — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Finnish: ympäröivä ympyrä — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Finnish: ulkoympyrä — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • French: cercle circonscrit — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • German: Umkreis — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Hungarian: háromszög köré írt kör — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Italian: circumcerchio — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Japanese: 外接円 (gaisetsuen) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Korean: 외접원 (oejeobwon) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Manx: ym-chiarkyl — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Māori: porowhita rāwaho — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Portuguese: circunferência circunscrita — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Russian: опи́санный круг (opísannyj krug) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Russian: опи́санная окру́жность (opísannaja okrúžnostʹ) — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Spanish: circunferencia circunscrita — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
  • Vietnamese: đường tròn ngoại tiếp — a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
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