외심

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外心, from 外 (“outside”) + 心 (“center”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɕʰim] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɕʰim]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)심/외(ː)심]
  • 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

• 외접원 (oejeobwon)
• 내심 (naesim)
• 방심 (bangsim)