- Circumscribable
- Circumscribable Cir`cum*scrib"a*ble, a. Capable of being circumscribed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Circumscribable
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circumscribable — See circumscribe. * * * … Universalium
circumscribable — adjective able to be circumscribed … Wiktionary
circumscribable — cir·cum·scrib·a·ble … English syllables
circumscribable — |sərkəmz|skrībəbəl, |sə̄k , |səik , m|sk adjective : capable of being circumscribed … Useful english dictionary
circumscribe — circumscribable, adj. circumscriber, n. /serr keuhm skruyb , serr keuhm skruyb /, v.t., circumscribed, circumscribing. 1. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. 2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp.… … Universalium
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Tangential quadrilateral — An example of a tangential quadrilateral In Euclidean geometry, a tangential quadrilateral or circumscribed quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral whose sides all lie tangent to a single circle inscribed within the quadrilateral. This circle is… … Wikipedia
circumscriber — See circumscribable. * * * … Universalium
circumscribe — [sʉr′kəm skrīb΄, sʉr΄kəm skrīb′] vt. circumscribed, circumscribing [ME circumscriben < L circumscribere: see CIRCUM & SCRIBE] 1. to trace a line around; encircle; encompass 2. a) to set or mark off the limits of; limit; confine … English World dictionary
circumscribe — v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine, restrict. 3 Geom. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it (cf. INSCRIBE). Derivatives: circumscribable adj. circumscriber n.… … Useful english dictionary
