incircle
noun
incircle is a noun meaning “A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled I-N-C-I-R-C-L-E. The plural of incircle is incircles.
What does incircle mean?
noun
- 1
A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce incircle?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-incircle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incircle
- incircles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incircle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cercle inscrit |
| German | Inkreis |
| Portuguese | círculo inscrito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does incircle come from?
From in- + circle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).