noun
- a circle that passes through all the vertices of a polygon
Usage: geometry
Examples
- The circumcircle of a triangle passes through all three vertices.
- To construct the circumcircle, find the perpendicular bisectors of the triangle’s sides.
- The center of the circumcircle is called the circumcenter.
- Every triangle has exactly one circumcircle.
- The radius of the circumcircle can be calculated using the triangle’s side lengths.
- In geometry class, we learned to draw the circumcircle of various polygons.