circumscribable
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Circumscribable — Cir cum*scrib a*ble, a. Capable of being circumscribed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumscribable — adjective able to be circumscribed … Wiktionary
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
