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A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Archaic form of encircle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Old French cerclebor. Middle English circle English circle English incircle From in- + circle.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
вписана окръжност
(vpisana okrǎžnost)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Chinese Cantonese:
內接圓 /内接圆
(noi6 zip3 jyun4)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Chinese Cantonese:
內切圓 /内切圆
(noi6 cit3 jyun4)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Chinese Mandarin:
內接圓 /内接圆
(nèijiēyuán)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Chinese Mandarin:
內切圓 /内切圆
(nèiqiēyuán)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Czech:
kružnice vepsaná
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Finnish:
sisään piirretty ympyrä
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Finnish:
sisäympyrä
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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French:
cercle inscrit
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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German:
Inkreis
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Greek:
εγγεγραμμένος κύκλος
(engegramménos kýklos)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Hungarian:
beírt kör
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Japanese:
内接円
(naisetsuen)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Korean:
내접원
(naejeobwon)
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Portuguese:
círculo inscrito
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Swedish:
invändig tangeringscirkel
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side
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Vietnamese:
đường tròn nội tiếp
— the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side