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Brocard circle

Brocard circle noun: a circle that passes through the circumcenter and symmedian of a given triangle, and is centered at the midpoint of the line segment joining them.

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Noun

Brocard circle (plural Brocard circles)

  1. A circle that passes through the circumcenter and symmedian of a given triangle, and is centered at the midpoint of the line segment joining them.

Forms of Brocard circle

pluralBrocard circles

Origin of Brocard circle

Named after Henri Brocard (1845–1922), French mathematician.

Questions about Brocard circle

What does Brocard circle mean?
Brocard circle means a circle that passes through the circumcenter and symmedian of a given triangle, and is centered at the midpoint of the line segment joining them.
What part of speech is Brocard circle?
Brocard circle is a noun.
What is the plural of Brocard circle?
The plural of Brocard circle is Brocard circles.

Words near Brocard circle in the dictionary

  1. brocading
  2. brocadings
  3. brocage
  4. brocages
  5. brocard
  6. Brocard circle
  7. Brocard circles
  8. Brocard point
  9. Brocard points
  10. Brocard triangle
  11. Brocard triangles

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