An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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circumscribed sphere
  سپهر ِ پیراوشته، کره‌ی ِ ~، گوی ِ ~  
sepehr-e pirâvešte, kore-ye ~, guy-e ~
Fr.: sphère circonscrite  

A sphere containing a polyhedron (such as a pyramid) all of whose vertices lie on the surface of the sphere. The polyhedron so contained is said to be inscribed in the sphere.

See also: Circumscribed p.p. of → circumscribe; → sphere.