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Brunnian braid

Brunnian braid noun: a braid that becomes trivial upon removal of any one of its strings.

Noun

Brunnian braid (plural Brunnian braids)

  1. A braid that becomes trivial upon removal of any one of its strings.

Forms of Brunnian braid

pluralBrunnian braids

Origin of Brunnian braid

Named after Hermann Brunn.

Questions about Brunnian braid

What does Brunnian braid mean?
Brunnian braid means a braid that becomes trivial upon removal of any one of its strings.
What part of speech is Brunnian braid?
Brunnian braid is a noun.
What is the plural of Brunnian braid?
The plural of Brunnian braid is Brunnian braids.

Words near Brunnian braid in the dictionary

  1. brunneras
  2. Brunners
  3. brunnescent
  4. Brunnhilde
  5. Brunnian
  6. Brunnian braid
  7. Brunnian braids
  8. Brunnian link
  9. Brunnian links
  10. Brunning
  11. Brunny

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