escribe

[ ih-skrahyb ]

verb (used with object)

, Geometry.

, e·scribed, e·scrib·ing.

1. to draw a circle outside of a triangle tangent to one side of the triangle and to the extensions of the other two sides.

escribe

/ ɪˈskraɪb /

verb

1. tr to draw (a circle) so that it is tangential to one side of a triangle and to the other two sides produced

Word History and Origins

Origin of escribe¹

1550–60; e- ¹ + Latin scrībere to write; scribe ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of escribe¹

C16 (meaning: to write out): from ex- ¹+ Latin scrībere to write

Example Sentences

Len se levanta, va a la pizarra, la limpia y escribe la frase en ella y despus va a su banco.

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