Inscribable

Inscribable
Inscribable In*scrib"a*ble, a. Capable of being inscribed, -- used specif. (Math.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • inscribable — inscribe ► VERB 1) write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface. 2) write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3) Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect. DERIVATIVES inscribable adjective… …   English terms dictionary

  • inscribable — adjective That can be inscribed; whose vertices all lie on a sphere …   Wiktionary

  • inscribable — in·scrib·able …   English syllables

  • inscribable — ə̇nzˈkrībəbəl, ə̇nˈsk adjective : capable of being inscribed …   Useful english dictionary

  • inscribe — inscribable, adj. inscribableness, n. inscriber, n. /in skruyb /, v.t., inscribed, inscribing. 1. to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, esp. by writing a brief personal note in or on it. 2. to mark (a surface)… …   Universalium

  • Inscribableness — In*scrib a*ble*ness, n. Quality of being inscribable. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inscriptible — In*scrip ti*ble, a. Capable of being inscribed; inscribable. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uninscribable — adjective Not inscribable …   Wiktionary

  • inscribe — verb 1》 write or carve (words or symbols) on a surface, especially as a formal or permanent record. 2》 write a dedication to someone in (a book). 3》 Geometry draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • inscribe — /ɪnˈskraɪb / (say in skruyb) verb (t) (inscribed, inscribing) 1. to write or engrave (words, characters, etc.). 2. to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way. 3. to address or dedicate (a book,… …  

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