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leafwise

leafwise adjective: in terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.

Adjective

leafwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.
    • In particular, in the case where the boundary holonomy is infinitely tangent to the identity, we determine the structure of the group of leafwise holomorphic automorphisms.2015, Tomohiro Horiuchi, “Reeb components of leafwise complex foliations and their symmetries II”, in arXiv

Adverb

leafwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.

Origin of leafwise

From leaf + -wise.

Questions about leafwise

What does leafwise mean?
Leafwise means in terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.
What part of speech is leafwise?
Leafwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near leafwise in the dictionary

  1. leaful
  2. leafule
  3. leafules
  4. leafwing
  5. leafwings
  6. leafwise
  7. leafwork
  8. leafworker
  9. leafworkers
  10. leafworks
  11. leafworm

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