Meanings
nouncircumcenter (plural circumcenters)
plural circumcenters · alternative circumcentre
- geometryThe center of a circumcircle (the circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle or other cyclic polygon).
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
- Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
- Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
- Latincentrum
- Middle Frenchcentre
- Middle Englishcenter
- Englishcenter
- Englishcircumcenter
Translations
Catalan circumcentre
- circumcentrepoint on a line midway between the ends
Chinese Mandarin 外心
- 外心 (wàixīn)point on a line midway between the ends
Finnish keskinormaalien leikkauspiste, ulkoympyrän keskipiste
- keskinormaalien leikkauspistepoint on a line midway between the ends
- ulkoympyrän keskipistepoint on a line midway between the ends
Greek περίκεντρο
- περίκεντρο (períkentro)point on a line midway between the ends
Hungarian háromszög köré írt kör középpontja
- háromszög köré írt kör középpontjapoint on a line midway between the ends
Italian circocentro
- circocentropoint on a line midway between the ends
Japanese 外心
- 外心 (gaishin)point on a line midway between the ends
Korean 외심
- 외심 (oesim)point on a line midway between the ends
Māori pū porowhita rāwaho
- pū porowhita rāwahopoint on a line midway between the ends
Polish środek okręgu opisanego na wielokącie
- środek okręgu opisanego na wielokąciepoint on a line midway between the ends
Portuguese circuncentro
- circuncentropoint on a line midway between the ends
Spanish circuncentro
- circuncentropoint on a line midway between the ends
Cite this entry
APA
circumcenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcenter
MLA
“circumcenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcenter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumcenter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcenter.
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