 | George Albert Wentworth - Geometry - 1888 - 272 pages
...DEFINITIONS. 210. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line called a circumference, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. 211. A radius is a straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference ; and a diameter is a straight... | |
 | Charles Scott Venable - Arithmetic - 1888 - 402 pages
...two ends, or its base and apex. 943. A sphere or globe is a solid having a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. The radius is any straight line from the centre to the surface. The diameter is any straight line passing... | |
 | George Irving Hopkins - 1891 - 210 pages
...and equal to the altitude of the triangle. OIKOLES. 183. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. The bounding line is called the circumference. Any portion of the circumference is called an arc. A... | |
 | James N. Patrick - Educational psychology - 1891 - 232 pages
...lead is heavier than water; therefore, lead will sink. A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curve, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; the figure on the blackboard is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally... | |
 | Frank Eugene Kidder - Architecture - 1892 - 1058 pages
...upper part of it by a plane parallel to the base. A sphere is a volume bounded by a curved surface, all points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre. treats of the measurement of lines, surfaces, "Fig. 21. Mensuration and volumes. BULBS. To compute... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1892 - 312 pages
...many cubic feet of brick does the chimney contain ? A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre. A straight line drawn from the centre to the surface is called a radius. and a straight line drawn... | |
 | Webster Wells - Arithmetic - 1893 - 382 pages
...ft. 50 sq. in., what is the length of its diagonal ? 229. A Circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as ABD. The bounding curve is called the circumference of the circle. A radius is a straight line drawn... | |
 | Webster Wells - Arithmetic - 1893 - 390 pages
...included between the bases of the frustum; as GH. 246. A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as ABD. A radius is a straight line drawn from the centre to the surface, as OA ; a diameter is a... | |
 | William Chauvenet - 1893 - 340 pages
...the element of contact. THE SPHERE. 19. 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 ita diameter AC as an axis; for... | |
 | Mary Ann Bacon - Arithmetic - 1894 - 270 pages
...is used in measuring angles and arcs, latitude and longitude. 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, The bounding line of a circle is called its Circumference. A diameter of a circle is a straight line... | |
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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. 
