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nonacoptic

nonacoptic adjective: self-intersecting.

Adjective

nonacoptic (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Self-intersecting.
    • See Norgate [N2], where nonacoptic pentahedra are investigated as well.1999, Grünbaum, Branko, "Acoptic polyhedra", Advances in discrete and computational geometry (South Hadley, MA, 1996) (PDF), Contemp. Math., 223, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, pp. 163–199...

Antonyms of nonacoptic

Origin of nonacoptic

From non- + acoptic, introduced by the mathematician Branko Grünbaum to clarify terminology in the geometry of polygons and polyhedra. Initially he used the term coptic, but abandoned it in favor of nonacoptic in later writings.

Questions about nonacoptic

What does nonacoptic mean?
Nonacoptic means self-intersecting.
What part of speech is nonacoptic?
Nonacoptic is an adjective.

Words near nonacoptic in the dictionary

  1. nonacknowledgment
  2. nonacnegenic
  3. nonacneiform
  4. nonacontane
  5. nonacoordinate
  6. nonacoptic
  7. nonacosadiene
  8. nonacosadienes
  9. nonacosane
  10. nonacosanoic
  11. nonacosanoic acid

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