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horocycle

horocycle noun: a curve in hyperbolic geometry whose normals all converge asymptotically.

horocycle: a curve in hyperbolic geometry whose normals all converge asymptotically
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Noun

horocycle (plural horocycles)

  1. A curve in hyperbolic geometry whose normals all converge asymptotically.

Forms of horocycle

pluralhorocycles

Questions about horocycle

What does horocycle mean?
Horocycle means a curve in hyperbolic geometry whose normals all converge asymptotically.
What part of speech is horocycle?
Horocycle is a noun.
What is the plural of horocycle?
The plural of horocycle is horocycles.

Words near horocycle in the dictionary

  1. Horoatu Crasnei
  2. horoball
  3. horoballs
  4. Horobec
  5. Horobets
  6. horocycle
  7. horocycles
  8. horocyclic
  9. Horodenka
  10. horodisk
  11. horodisks

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