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Apollonian circle

Apollonian circle noun: any circle in two families of circles such that every circle in the first family intersects every circle in the second family orthogonally and vice versa.

apollonian circle: any circle in two families of circles such that every circle in the first family intersects every...
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Noun

Apollonian circle (plural Apollonian circles)

  1. Any circle in two families of circles such that every circle in the first family intersects every circle in the second family orthogonally and vice versa.

Forms of Apollonian circle

pluralApollonian circles

Questions about Apollonian circle

What does Apollonian circle mean?
Apollonian circle means any circle in two families of circles such that every circle in the first family intersects every circle in the second family orthogonally and vice versa.
What part of speech is Apollonian circle?
Apollonian circle is a noun.
What is the plural of Apollonian circle?
The plural of Apollonian circle is Apollonian circles.

Words near Apollonian circle in the dictionary

  1. Apollo's belt
  2. Apollo's belts
  3. Apollon
  4. Apollonia
  5. apollonian
  6. Apollonian circle
  7. Apollonian circles
  8. Apollonian gasket
  9. Apollonian gaskets
  10. Apollonian net
  11. Apollonian nets

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