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eigenworm

eigenworm noun: any of the fundamental movements that make up the wiggles of a worm.

Noun

eigenworm (plural eigenworms)

  1. Any of the fundamental movements that make up the wiggles of a worm
    • This extends the applicability of the eigenworm representation and provides a common and compact basis for capturing worm postures.2015 July 2, Florian Markowetz, Michael Boutros, Systems Genetics: Linking Genotypes and Phenotypes, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 243
    • This suggests that there is some relevant information that is lost in the eigenworm transform.2019 January 22, Laura Leal-Taixé, Stefan Roth, Computer Vision – ECCV 2018 Workshops: Munich, Germany, September 8-14, 2018, Proceedings, Part VI, Springer, →ISBN, page 461

Forms of eigenworm

pluraleigenworms

Origin of eigenworm

From eigen- + worm.

Questions about eigenworm

What does eigenworm mean?
Eigenworm means any of the fundamental movements that make up the wiggles of a worm.
What part of speech is eigenworm?
Eigenworm is a noun.
What is the plural of eigenworm?
The plural of eigenworm is eigenworms.

Words near eigenworm in the dictionary

  1. eigenvoices
  2. eigenvolume
  3. eigenvolumes
  4. eigenwave
  5. eigenwaves
  6. eigenworm
  7. eigenworms
  8. Eiger
  9. Eigersma
  10. Eigg
  11. eigh

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