circumsphere
/ˌsɝ.kʌmˈsfɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sphere that is circumscribed about a polyhedron and touches each of its vertices
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English circumsphere From circum- + sphere.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɝ.kʌmˈsfɪɚ/
- British English: /ˌsɜː.kʌmˈsfɪə/