director circles

di·rec·tor cir·cles
UK/dɪˌɹɛk.tə ˈsɜː.kəlz/UK/dɪˌɹek.tə ˈsɜː.kəlz/UK/daɪ̯-/UK/dʌɪ̯-/

A form of director circle — A circle formed by all 90° crossings of tangents of an ellipse or hyperbola.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of director circle
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APA

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MLA

“director circles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director%20circles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “director circles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/director%20circles.

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