"incircle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incircles [plural]
Etymology: in- + circle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|circle}} in- + circle Head templates: {{en-noun}} incircle (plural incircles)
  1. (geometry) A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side. Categories (topical): Geometry, Circle, Curves Synonyms (circle tangent to all sides): inscribed circle Related terms: incentre, incenter, inradius, insphere Translations (the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side): вписана окръжност (vpisana okrǎžnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 內接圓 (Chinese Cantonese), 内接圆 (noi⁶ zip³ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 內切圓 (Chinese Cantonese), 内切圆 (noi⁶ cit³ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 內接圓 (Chinese Mandarin), 内接圆 (nèijiēyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 內切圓 (Chinese Mandarin), 内切圆 (nèiqiēyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), sisään piirretty ympyrä (Finnish), sisäympyrä (Finnish), cercle inscrit [masculine] (French), Inkreis [masculine] (German), εγγεγραμμένος κύκλος (engegramménos kýklos) [masculine] (Greek), beírt kör (Hungarian), 内接円 (naisetsuen) (Japanese), 내접원 (naejeobwon) (Korean), círculo inscrito [masculine] (Portuguese), invändig tangeringscirkel [common-gender] (Swedish), đường tròn nội tiếp (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-incircle-en-noun-gJvq40-a Disambiguation of Circle: 83 17 Disambiguation of Curves: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 47 53 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Verb

Forms: incircles [present, singular, third-person], incircling [participle, present], incircled [participle, past], incircled [past]
Etymology: in- + circle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|circle}} in- + circle Head templates: {{en-verb}} incircle (third-person singular simple present incircles, present participle incircling, simple past and past participle incircled)
  1. Archaic form of encircle. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: encircle Related terms: excircle, circumcircle
    Sense id: en-incircle-en-verb-7HOw1DLd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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