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non-Euclidean

non-Euclidean adjective: of, or relating to non-Euclidean geometry.

Adjective

non-Euclidean (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to non-Euclidean geometry.
    • He said that the geometry of the dream-place he saw was abnormal, non-Euclidean, and loathsomely redolent of spheres and dimensions apart from ours.1928 February, H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu”, in Farnsworth Wright, editor, Weird Tales: A Magazine of the Bizarre and Unusual, volume XI, number 2, Indianapolis, Ind.: Popular...

Forms of non-Euclidean

alternative formnoneuclidean

Origin of non-Euclidean

From non- + Euclidean.

Phrases with non-Euclidean

Questions about non-Euclidean

What does non-Euclidean mean?
Non-Euclidean means of, or relating to non-Euclidean geometry.
What part of speech is non-Euclidean?
Non-Euclidean is an adjective.

Words near non-Euclidean in the dictionary

  1. non-essential prime implicants
  2. non-esterified
  3. non-esterified fatty acid
  4. non-esterified fatty acids
  5. non-Estonian
  6. non-Euclidean
  7. non-Euclidean geometries
  8. non-Euclidean geometry
  9. non-event
  10. non-events
  11. non-evidentiary

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