외심

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 外心, from (outside) + (center)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɕʰim] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɕʰim]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oesim
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oesim
    McCune–Reischauer?oesim
    Yale Romanization?ōysim

    Noun

    외심 • (oesim) (hanja 外心)

    1. (geometry) a circumcenter

    Synonyms

    • (North Korea) 바깥중심 (bakkatjungsim)

    See also