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circumscribe
  • Conjugation : past  circumscribed ; ing  circumscribing
  • Derivatives : n  circumscriber ; adj  circumscribable
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

circumscribe [ .sɝkəm 'skraɪb] [ 'səːkəmskraɪb]
  1. 1. vt. 画圈,在…周围划线围绕环绕包围
  2. 2. vt. 划分出…的界线,立界限于;下定义限定
  3. 3. vt. 限制约束
  4. 4. vt. [geometry] 使外接,使外切
    circumscribe a triangle with circle
    使三角形与圆外接
  5. 5. vt. [geometry] 外接
    The hexagon circumscribed the square.
    六角形外接正方形

Collins English-English Dictionary

circumscribe [,s3ːkəm'skraɪb]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to restrict within limits
  2. 2. vt. to mark or set the bounds of
  3. 3. vt. to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect - Compare inscribe
  4. 4. vt. to draw a line round
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C15: from Latin circumscribere, from circum- + scribere to write

Examples

circumscribe a triangle with circle
使三角形与圆外接 circumscribe

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