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escribe

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To draw outside of; designating a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the extensions of the other two sides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inscribe

History

Etymology

From Latin e (“out, out of”) + scribere (“to write”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: описвам (opisvam) — To draw outside of
  • Czech: opsat — To draw outside of
  • Russian: опи́сывать (opísyvatʹ) — To draw outside of
  • Russian: описа́ть (opisátʹ) — To draw outside of