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• Describe — De*scribe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[ e]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; to draw… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• describe — de|scribe W1S1 [dıˈskraıb] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: describere, from scribere to write ] 1.) to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them ▪ The police asked her to describe the two men. ▪ An alternative… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• circle — Synonyms and related words: O, acquaintance, advance, alentours, alternate, ambience, ambit, anklet, annular muscle, annulus, anthelion, antisun, aphelion, apogee, arc, arena, areola, armlet, arsis, ascend, associates, astronomical longitude,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• describe — transitive verb (described; describing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin describere, from de + scribere to write more at scribe Date: 15th century 1. to represent or give an account of in words < describe a picture > 2. to represent by a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Circle of fifths — showing major and minor keys …   Wikipedia

• Circle map — showing mode locked regions or Arnold tongues in black. Ω varies from 0 to 1 along the x axis, and K varies from 0 at the bottom to 4π at the top …   Wikipedia

• Circle packing theorem — Example of the circle packing theorem on K5, the complete graph on five vertices, minus one edge. The circle packing theorem (also known as the Koebe–Andreev–Thurston theorem) describes the possible tangency relations between circles in the plane …   Wikipedia

• circle — n. circular geometric figure 1) to describe, draw a circle 2) to square a circle (to square a circle is impossible) 3) the Antarctic; Arctic; polar circle (at the Arctic circle) 4) the great circle (on the earth s surface) 5) a traffic circle… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Circle-ellipse problem — The circle ellipse problem in software development (sometimes known as the square rectangle problem) illustrates a number of pitfalls which can arise when using subtype polymorphism in object modelling. The issues are most commonly encountered… …   Wikipedia

• Circle group — For the jazz group, see Circle (jazz band). Lie groups …   Wikipedia

• circle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 shape ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full ▪ The stones form a complete circle. ▪ How long does it take for the dial to rotate through a full circle? ▪ concentric …   Collocations dictionary