 A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another : 16.  The First Six Books with Notes - Page 2by Euclid - 1822 - 179 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Euclides - 1885 - 340 pages
...six sides, a hexagon, and so on. THE CIRCLE. xxxn. A circle is a plane figure formed by a curved line called the circumference, and is such that all right...figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called the centre. xxxm. A radius of a circle is any right line drawn from the centre... | |
 | Euclid, John Casey - Euclid's Elements - 1885 - 340 pages
...six sides, a hexagon, and so on. THE CIRCLE. xxxn. A circle is a plane figure formed by a curved line called the circumference, and is such that all right...figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called the centre. xxxin. A radius of a circle is any right line drawn from the centre... | |
 | Thomas Henry Eagles - 1885 - 404 pages
...figure •contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another : and this point is called the centre of the circle". A radius of a circle is a straight line drawn... | |
 | Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching - Euclid's Elements - 1888 - 208 pages
...by one line, •which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn front a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called the centre of the circle. DEF. 2. A radius of a circle is a straight line drawn... | |
 | George William Usill - Surveying - 1889 - 306 pages
...circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. 8. Centre of Circle. — And this point is called the centre of the circle. 9. Diameter of Circle.... | |
 | Edward Mann Langley, W. Seys Phillips - 1890 - 538 pages
...plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal. 16. This point is called the centre of the circle, and the straight line drawn from the centre to the... | |
 | Mines and mineral resources - 1894 - 330 pages
...contained or bounded by one line which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called the centre of the circle, as Fig. 19, o being the centre. Fig. u. Fig. 19. Fig.... | |
 | Thomas Aloysius O'Donahue - Mine surveying - 1896 - 186 pages
...contained or bounded by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called the centre of the circle, as in Fig. 32, O being the centre. The radius of a circle... | |
 | Andrew Jamieson - Steam - 1897 - 362 pages
...plane figure bounded by one line, which is called the circumference ; and is such, t/tat all straight lines drawn from, a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. This point is called tlie centre of the circle. A DIAMETER of a circle is a straight line drawn through... | |
 | Seymour Eaton - 1899 - 362 pages
...a plane (flat) figure contained by one line called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal. This point is called the center of the circle. 6. The radius of a circle is any straight line drawn... | |
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