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isoptic

isoptic noun: the set of points for which two tangents of a given curve meet at a given angle.

Noun

isoptic (plural isoptics)

  1. The set of points for which two tangents of a given curve meet at a given angle.

Forms of isoptic

pluralisoptics

Origin of isoptic

From is- + optic.

Questions about isoptic

What does isoptic mean?
Isoptic means the set of points for which two tangents of a given curve meet at a given angle.
What part of speech is isoptic?
Isoptic is a noun.
What is the plural of isoptic?
The plural of isoptic is isoptics.

Words near isoptic in the dictionary

  1. isopter
  2. isopteran
  3. isopterans
  4. isopterous
  5. isopters
  6. isoptic
  7. isoptics
  8. isopulegol
  9. isopullulanase
  10. isopullulanases
  11. isopunicine

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