Defn: Capable of being inscribed, — used specif. (Math.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures.
INSCRIBABLENESS
In*scrib"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being inscribable.
INSCRIBE
In*scribe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inscribed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inscribing.] Etym: [L. inscribere. See 1st In-, and Scribe.]
1. To write or engrave; to mark down as something to be read; to imprint. Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. Pope.
2. To mark with letters, charakters, or words. O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone. Pope.
3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a shot address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend. Dryden.
4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory.
5. (Geom.)
Defn: To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the boundaries.