 CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.  Observational Geometry - Page 87by William Taylor Campbell - 1899 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1860 - 484 pages
...; j _,' H 0 as, IJ KL, Fig. 23. 22. A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as, AB CD, Fig. 24. 23. The Axis of a sphere is a straight line passing through its centre and terminating... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1861 - 414 pages
...Circle is a plane figure bounded by one continuous line, called its circumference ; all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre of the circle. Thus, in the adjoining figure, if the points A, D, E, and B are equally distant from... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1862 - 436 pages
...3.14159. (Leg. V. 11. Sch.) Note. — The circumference of a circle is a curve line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre. The diameter cfa circle is a straight line which passes through the centre, and is terminated on Doth sides... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1862 - 518 pages
...CIRCUMFERENCE or PERIPHERY of a circle is its. entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. 154. A RADIUS of a circle is any straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference ; as the... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1861 - 638 pages
...MEASURE OF ANGLES. DEFINITIONS. 152. A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E. 153. The CIRCUMFERENCE or PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ;... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1866 - 328 pages
...CIRCUMFERENCE or PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. 154. A RADIUS of a circle is any straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference ; as the... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1868 - 340 pages
...CIRCUMFERENCE or PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. 154. A RADIUS of a circle is any straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference ; as the... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1869 - 462 pages
...sides are equal; as, IJKL, Fig. 23. 22. A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as, ABCD, Fig. 24. " 23. The Axis of a sphere is a straight line passing through its centre and terminating... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 220 pages
...pound avoirdupois ? SECTION XXVI. CIRCULAR MEASURES. 314. A Circle is a plane surface bounded by a line, all parts of which are equally distant from a point within called the' center. 315. A Circumference is the line that bounds a circle. 316. An Arc is any part of the... | |
 | William Chauvenet - Geometry - 1871 - 380 pages
...tangent to the cone. THE SPHERE. 25. Definition. A sphere is a solid bounded by a surface all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. A sphere may be generated by the revolution of a semicircle ABC about its diameter A Cas an axis; for... | |
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