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Incircle vs Encircle - What's the difference?

incircle | encircle |

As verbs the difference between incircle and encircle

is that incircle is archaic form of lang=en while encircle is to surround, form a circle around.

As a noun incircle

is the circle within a triangle that is tangent to all three sides. The incentre is the center of this circle.

incircle

English

(Incircle and excircles of a triangle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) The circle within a triangle that is tangent to all three sides. The incentre is the center of this circle.

    • Anagrams

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    Verb

    (incircl)

    • encircle

    English

    Verb

    (encircl)
  • To surround, form a circle around.

    • Derived terms

    * encirclement