 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
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...answers to our author's definition of a circumference. For an arc ' is a curve line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre.' This definition is, however, not new. If Professor Smith will consult Montucla's History of Mathematics,... | |
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 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1876 - 412 pages
...was he born ? CIRCULAR MEASURE. 428. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. 429. A Circumference is the line that bounds a circle. 430. -A Degree is one of the 360 equal parts... | |
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...LEAP TEAK. CIEOULAK MEASUKES. 265. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the Centre. 266. A Circumference is the line that bounds a circle. 267. A Degree is one of the 360 equal parts... | |
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...is 27 inches and at the smaller is 16 inches ? 406. A Sphere is a body bounded by a curved surface, all parts of which are equally distant from a point within called the center. The Diameter of a sphere is any straight line drawn through its center, and terminating... | |
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