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alternating knot

alternating knot noun: a knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.

Noun

alternating knot (plural alternating knots)

  1. A knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.

Forms of alternating knot

pluralalternating knots

Questions about alternating knot

What does alternating knot mean?
Alternating knot means a knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.
What part of speech is alternating knot?
Alternating knot is a noun.
What is the plural of alternating knot?
The plural of alternating knot is alternating knots.

Words near alternating knot in the dictionary

  1. alternating functions
  2. alternating group
  3. alternating groups
  4. alternating hemiplegia
  5. alternating hemiplegias
  6. alternating knot
  7. alternating knots
  8. alternating series
  9. alternating series test
  10. alternating series tests
  11. alternating Turing machine

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