escribe

American

[ih-skrahyb] / ɪˈskraɪb /

verb (used with object)

Geometry.

escribed, escribing

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 British

/ ɪˈskraɪb /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of escribe

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Jan Hoffman escribe sobre salud conductual y legislación sanitaria.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

En retrospectiva, escribe Macchio, la película original es “un excelente ejemplo de cuando Hollywood lo hace todo bien. Enseña e inspira a través de entretenimiento puro”.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

“No menosprecies esas películas”, escribe Macchio, recordando lo que le dijo Beatty.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

En este nuevo correo, que ella compartió con Science, Vielle Calzada escribe que hablaría con su nuevo asesor respecto a “algunos ajustes” que debía hacer a la carta de recomendación.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 5, 2021

Asi se escribe la historia, comedia en dos actos, por Serafín y Joaquín Álvarez Quintero; edited by Edwin B. Place.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1954 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023