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nine-point circle

nine-point circle noun: that circle which passes through the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.

nine-point circle: that circle which passes through the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle
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Noun

nine-point circle (plural nine-point circles)

  1. That circle which passes through the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.

nine-point circle meaning in Tamil

nine-point circle in Tamil

ஒன்பதுபுள்ளிவட்டம்

Forms of nine-point circle

pluralnine-point circles
alternative formnine points circle

Origin of nine-point circle

So called because the circle passes through nine points of interest: the feet of the three altitudes, the centers of the three sides, and the midpoints of the segments which join the triangle's vertices with its orthocenter.

Questions about nine-point circle

What does nine-point circle mean?
Nine-point circle means that circle which passes through the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.
What is nine-point circle in Tamil?
Nine-point circle in Tamil is ஒன்பதுபுள்ளிவட்டம். See Nine-point circle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nine-point circle?
Nine-point circle is a noun.
What is the plural of nine-point circle?
The plural of nine-point circle is nine-point circles.

Words near nine-point circle in the dictionary

  1. nine-nine-nine
  2. nine-nine-six
  3. nine-one-one
  4. nine-one-ones
  5. nine-pins
  6. nine-point circle
  7. nine-point circles
  8. nine-pounder
  9. nine-pounders
  10. nine-primaried oscine
  11. nine-tenths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nine-point circle (page history and authors); nine-point circle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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