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diastem

diastem noun: intervening space; interval.

Noun

diastem (plural diastems)

  1. Intervening space; interval.
    • A space curve contained between two concentric spheres and with its concave side facing always toward the common center of the two spheres is said to be periplegmatic. The radius vector of a periplegmatic curve is of length between the radii of the two spheres. At the maxima and minima of the...1972, Yusuke Hagihara, Celestial Mechanics: Perturbation Theory, MIT Press
  2. (obsolete) An interval.
  3. A minor depositional break.

Forms of diastem

pluraldiastems

Origin of diastem

From Latin diastema.

Questions about diastem

What does diastem mean?
Diastem means intervening space; interval.
What part of speech is diastem?
Diastem is a noun.
What is the plural of diastem?
The plural of diastem is diastems.

Words near diastem in the dictionary

  1. diastatic
  2. diastatically
  3. diastatid
  4. diastatide
  5. diastatids
  6. diastem
  7. diastema
  8. diastemal
  9. diastemas
  10. diastemata
  11. diastematic

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