Meanings
nouncircumcircle (plural circumcircles)
plural circumcircles
- geometryA circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible).
Synonyms: circumscribed circle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible).
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Translations
Catalan circumferència circumscrita
- circumferència circumscritaa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Chinese Cantonese 外接圓 /外接圆
- 外接圓 /外接圆 (ngoi⁶ zip³ jyun⁴)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Chinese Mandarin 外接圓 /外接圆
- 外接圓 /外接圆 (wàijiēyuán)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Czech kružnice opsaná
- kružnice opsanáa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Finnish ympäri piirretty ympyrä, ympäröivä ympyrä
- ympäri piirretty ympyräa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
- ympäröivä ympyräa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
- ulkoympyräa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
French cercle circonscrit
- cercle circonscrita circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
German Umkreis
- Umkreisa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Hungarian háromszög köré írt kör
- háromszög köré írt köra circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Italian circumcerchio
- circumcerchioa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Japanese 外接円
- 外接円 (gaisetsuen)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Korean 외접원
- 외접원 (oejeobwon)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Māori porowhita rāwaho
- porowhita rāwahoa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Polish okrąg opisany na wielokącie
- okrąg opisany na wielokąciea circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Portuguese circunferência circunscrita
- circunferência circunscritaa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Russian опи́санный круг, опи́санная окру́жность
- опи́санный круг (opísannyj krug)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
- опи́санная окру́жность (opísannaja okrúžnostʹ)a circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Spanish circunferencia circunscrita
- circunferencia circunscritaa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Vietnamese đường tròn ngoại tiếp
- đường tròn ngoại tiếpa circle that passes through every vertex of a given polygon
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
circumcircle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcircle
MLA
“circumcircle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcircle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumcircle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumcircle.
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