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escribe
[ih-
skrahyb
]
/ɪˈskraɪb/
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verb (used with object)
,
escribed,
escribing.
Geometry.
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.
Origin of
escribe
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Latin
1550-1560
1550-60;
e-
1
+
Latin
scrībere
to write; see
scribe
1
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escribe
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escribe
/
ɪˈskraɪb
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to draw (a circle) so that it is tangential to one side of a triangle and to the other two sides produced
Word Origin
C16 (meaning: to write out): from
ex-
1
+ Latin
scrībere
to write
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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