disloyal thoughts; circumcenter
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
disloyal or unfaithful thoughts; infidelity; intention to betray
Literally 'outer heart'. In modern usage, usually refers to marital infidelity or being interested in someone outside the relationship. Historically, it could refer to treasonous intentions of a subject colluding with foreign powers.
He developed unfaithful feelings toward his wife.
This person is too unfaithful to be trusted.
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In ancient times, if a subject harbored treasonous intentions, it was considered a grave crime of rebellion.
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circumcenter (the center of a triangle's circumscribed circle)
technicalMathematical term in geometry. The circumcenter is the point where the perpendicular bisectors of the three sides intersect, and it is equidistant from all three vertices of the triangle. In a right triangle, the circumcenter lies at the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
The circumcenter of a triangle is equidistant from its three vertices.
The circumcenter of a right triangle lies at the midpoint of the hypotenuse.
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Find the coordinates of the circumcenter of this triangle.