Circle

Circle

A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry that is the set of all points in the plane that are equidistant from a given point, the centre. The distance between any of the points and the centre is called the radius.

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Famous quotes containing the word circle:

    “Yes, thou art gone! and round me too the night
    In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “Perchance we may,
    Where now this night is day,
    And even through faith of still averted feet,
    Making full circle of our banishment,
    Amazed meet;”
    —Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823–1896)

    “A circle swoop, and a quick parabola under the bridge arches
    Where light pushes through;
    A sudden turning upon itself of a thing in the air.
    A dip to the water.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)