a circle, i know it sounds silly but i really need to know, my math teacher told me to find out coz that is what they (classmates) learnt when i was away with a cold, please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-26 02:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A circle has that name because it is circular.
c.1305, from O.Fr. cercle, from L. circulus "small ring," dim. of circus (q.v.). Replaced O.E. trendel and hring. Meaning "group of persons surrounding a center of interest" is from 1714; that of "coterie" is from 1646; dim. form circlet is from 1481. The verb is from c.1374.
2007-12-26 02:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circle comes from the Latin word circus.The traditional shape of roofless eclosures used for Roman races was circular or oblong ,therefore the word was used to described the shape as well
2007-12-26 11:09:11 · answer #2 · answered by cma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make it more confusing, here is another way of looking at circles. A circle is an ellipse with eccentricity 0.
2007-12-26 10:49:47 · answer #3 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center.
2007-12-26 10:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by Courtney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may be referring to the mathematical measure of circumference.
2007-12-26 10:39:34 · answer #5 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋