...that are distinctive, we are apt to give meaningless classification or none at all ; " A circle is bounded by a line, every point of which is equally distant from the center," merely implies the class. To begin a definition, " A chimpanzee is a creature," " An astrolabe...

...supoosed to have great knowledge of magic and poisonous herbs ; magical ; poisonous. Circle, serkl, n. a plane figure bounded by a line every point of...the figure ; a ring ; a series ending where it began ; a company surrounding the principal person. — vt to move round; to_entirclet, serklet, «., a little...

...were different from those of Euclid. BOOK II THE CIRCLE 154. Circle. A circle is a closed plane curve every point of which is equally distant from a point in the plane of the curve. 155. Center of a circle. The center of a circle is the point in its plane which...

...which have one point in common are said to be concurrent. 154. Circle. A circle is a closed plane curve every point of which is equally distant from a point in the plane of the curve. 187. Tangent. A tangent to a circle is a straight line which, however far it may...

...the line of the parallel side opposite the base ; as, EF, Fig. 9. 302. A Circle is a plain surface bounded by a line, every point of which is equally distant from a point called the centre ; as, ABC D. Fig. 10. 303. The Circumference of a circle is the line by which it...