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noun
The point formed at the intersection of the three angle bisectors of a triangle; also the centre of the incircle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English incenter From in- + center.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
