Definition:Circumscribe/Polyhedron around Sphere
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Definition
A polyhedron is circumscribed around a sphere when each of its faces is tangent to the surface of the sphere:
Also known as
The more archaic circumscribed without can sometimes be seen, as well as circumscribed outside and circumscribed about.
Also see
Note that such a sphere can also be described as being inscribed in the polyhedron.