circumscribable

circumscribable
able to be circumscribed

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  • Circumscribable — Cir cum*scrib a*ble, a. Capable of being circumscribed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • circumscribable — See circumscribe. * * * …   Universalium

  • circumscribable — cir·cum·scrib·a·ble …   English syllables

  • circumscribable — |sərkəmz|skrībəbəl, |sə̄k , |səik , m|sk adjective : capable of being circumscribed …   Useful english dictionary

  • circumscribe — circumscribable, adj. circumscriber, n. /serr keuhm skruyb , serr keuhm skruyb /, v.t., circumscribed, circumscribing. 1. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. 2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp.… …   Universalium

  • Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… …   Wikipedia

  • Tangential quadrilateral — An example of a tangential quadrilateral In Euclidean geometry, a tangential quadrilateral or circumscribed quadrilateral is a convex quadrilateral whose sides all lie tangent to a single circle inscribed within the quadrilateral. This circle is… …   Wikipedia

  • circumscriber — See circumscribable. * * * …   Universalium

  • circumscribe — [sʉr′kəm skrīb΄, sʉr΄kəm skrīb′] vt. circumscribed, circumscribing [ME circumscriben < L circumscribere: see CIRCUM & SCRIBE] 1. to trace a line around; encircle; encompass 2. a) to set or mark off the limits of; limit; confine …   English World dictionary

  • circumscribe — v.tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline. 2 lay down the limits of; confine, restrict. 3 Geom. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it (cf. INSCRIBE). Derivatives: circumscribable adj. circumscriber n.… …   Useful english dictionary

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