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incircling

incircling is the present participle and gerund of incircle.

Meaning of incircle

Noun

incircle (plural incircles)

  1. A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side.
    • To construct the incircle of ΔABC, we need the center of the circle and a pass-through point.2003, Clark Kimberling, Geometry in Action: A Discovery Approach Using the Geometer's Sketchpad, page 16

Questions about incircling

What is incircling the present participle and gerund of?
Incircling is the present participle and gerund of incircle.

Words near incircling in the dictionary

  1. incipit
  2. incipits
  3. incircle
  4. incircled
  5. incircles
  6. incircling
  7. incircumscriptible
  8. incircumscription
  9. incircumspect
  10. incircumspection
  11. incircumspectly

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