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excircle

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An escribed circle; a circle outside a polygon (especially a triangle, but also sometimes a quadrilateral) that is tangent to each of the lines on which the sides of the polygon lie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From ex- + circle.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viereen piirretty ympyrä — escribed circle
  • Finnish: vierusympyrä — escribed circle
  • French: cercle exinscrit — escribed circle
  • Japanese: 傍接円 (bōsetsuen) — escribed circle
  • Korean: 방접원 (bangjeobwon) — escribed circle
  • Portuguese: círculo exinscrito — escribed circle
  • Swedish: utvändig tangeringscirkel — escribed circle
  • Vietnamese: đường tròn bàng tiếp — escribed circle
  • Welsh: allgylch — escribed circle