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incircle (the circle within a polygon that is tangent to each side) noun [UK: ɪnsˈɜːkəl] [US: ɪnsˈɜːkəl] | 內切圓noun 內接圓noun 内切圆 /nèiqiēyuán/noun 内接圆 /nèijiēyuán/noun |
polar circle (either of the two parallels of the Earth) noun [UK: ˈpəʊ.lə(r) ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈpoʊ.lə(r) ˈsɝːk.l̩] | 极圈 /jíquān/noun 極圈noun |
semicircle [semicircles] (half of a circle) noun [UK: ˈse.mɪ.sɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈse.mɪ.sɝːk.l̩] | 半圆 /bànyuán/noun 半圓noun |
vicious circle (situation in which the response to a problem creates another problem) noun [UK: ˈvɪ.ʃəs ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈvɪ.ʃəs ˈsɝːk.l̩] | 惡性循環noun |
virtuous circle (situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve) noun | 良性循環noun |