| 1902 - 554 pages
...Clr'cl(e, ser'cl, vl. & vi. [CIR'CL(E)D; cm'CLINU.] To encircle; move ma circle. i-ir'il o. , . 1. Georti. A plane figure bounded by a curved line called the...equally distant from a point within called the center; also, the circumlerence. 2. Anything circular; a ring. 3. An association; set; coterie; class. 4, An... | |
| James Champlin Fernald - English language - 1910 - 502 pages
...clr'cl(e, ser'cl, vt. & vi. [CIR'CI.(E)H: cm'CLING.] To encircle; move in a circle. cir'clie, n. 1. Geom, A plane figure bounded by a curved line called the...equally distant from a point within called the center; also, the circumference. &. Anything circular; a ring. 3. An association; set; coterie; class.— circlet,... | |
| Grenville Kleiser - Mental discipline - 1917 - 608 pages
...clearly perceptible, plain, definite, and distinguished from all other things. Example: A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the...equally distant from a point within called the center. Third: It should be concise. A definition must sometimes comprize many words, but you should aim to... | |
| English language - 1918 - 598 pages
...CIR'CLINQ.] To encircle; move in a circle. Clr'cle, n. 1. Geom. A plane figure bounded by a curved lino called the circumference, everywhere equally distant from a point within called the center; also, the circumference. 2. Anything circular; a ring. 3. An association; set; coterie; class.— clr'clet,... | |
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