circumsphere

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UK/ˌsɜː.kʌmˈsfɪə/US/ˌsɝ.kʌmˈsfɪɚ/

noun

A sphere that is circumscribed about a polyhedron and touches each of its vertices

OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nouncircumsphere (plural circumspheres)

plural circumspheres

  1. geometryA sphere that is circumscribed about a polyhedron and touches each of its vertices

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  7. Latinsphaera
  8. Late Latinsphēra
  9. Old Frenchsphere
  10. Middle Englishspere
  11. Englishsphere
  12. Englishcircumsphere

From circum- + sphere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with circumsphere

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Cite this entry
APA

circumsphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsphere

MLA

“circumsphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumsphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsphere.

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