| Elias Loomis - Conic sections - 1849 - 252 pages
...a circle is the figure included between an arc and its chord. 5. A sector of a circle is the figure included between an arc, and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. 6. A straight line is said to be inscribed in a circle, when its extremities are on the circumference.... | |
| Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1852 - 436 pages
...SEGMENT is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord. 5. A SECTOR is the part of the circle included between an . arc, and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. 58 6. A STRAIGHT LINE is said to be inscribed in a circle, when its extremities are in the circumference.... | |
| Charles Davies - Geometry - 1854 - 436 pages
...SEGMENT is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord. 5. A SECTOR is the part of the circle included between an arc, and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. * In all cases, the same chord belongs to two arcs, and consequently, also to two segments : but the... | |
| Elias Loomis - Conic sections - 1858 - 256 pages
...a circle is the figure included between an arc and its chord. 5. A sector of a circle is the figure included between an arc, and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. 6. A straight line is said to be inscribed in a circle, when its extremities are on the circumference.... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1862 - 518 pages
...joining its extremities ; thus EF is the chord of the arc EGF. ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY. 158. The SEGMENT of a circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface included between the arc EGF and the chord EF. E 159. The SECTOR of a circle... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1862 - 532 pages
...is the straight line joining its extremities ; thus EF is the chord of the arc EGF. 158. The SEGMENT of a circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface included between the arc EOF and the chord EF. 159. The SECTOR of a circle... | |
| Marcius Willson - Object-teaching - 1863 - 356 pages
...is, also, any part of the circumference. A Quadrant is a quarter of a circle. A Sector is the figure included between an arc and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. A Crescent is a figure in the shape of the new moon. A Ring is any thing in the form of the circumference... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1866 - 328 pages
...is the straight line joining its extremities ; thus EF is the chord of the arc EGF. 158. The SEGMENT of a circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface included between the arc EGP and the chord BF. 159. The SECTOR of a circle... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1868 - 340 pages
...An ARC of a circle is any part of the circumference ; as the part AD, AE, or EOF. 158. The SEGMENT of a circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface included between the arc EGF and the chord EF. 159. The SECTOR of a circle... | |
| Elias Loomis - Geometry - 1871 - 302 pages
...a circle is the figure included between an arc and its chord. 5. A sector of a circle is the figure included between an arc, and the two radii drawn to the extremities of the arc. 6. A straight line is said to be inscribed in a circle, when its extremities are on the circumference.... | |
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