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neusis

neusis noun: a line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes through a given point.

neusis: a line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes...
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Noun

neusis (plural neuses)

  1. A line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes through a given point.
    Synonyms:
    verging

Synonyms of neusis

Forms of neusis

pluralneuses

Origin of neusis

From Ancient Greek νεῦσις (neûsis, “inclination, tendency”), from νεύω (neúō).

Questions about neusis

What does neusis mean?
Neusis means a line segment of prescribed length, fitted between two given curves, part of a line that passes through a given point.
What part of speech is neusis?
Neusis is a noun.
What is the plural of neusis?
The plural of neusis is neuses.

Words near neusis in the dictionary

  1. neurypnology
  2. Neus
  3. Neuse
  4. neuses
  5. Neusiok
  6. neusis
  7. Neuss
  8. Neussargues
  9. Neustadt
  10. Neustadt (Dosse)
  11. Neustadt in Holstein

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