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quadrisecant

quadrisecant noun: a line that passes through four points of the curve.

Noun

quadrisecant (plural quadrisecants)

  1. A line that passes through four points of the curve.

Forms of quadrisecant

pluralquadrisecants

Origin of quadrisecant

From quadri- + secant.

Questions about quadrisecant

What does quadrisecant mean?
Quadrisecant means a line that passes through four points of the curve.
What part of speech is quadrisecant?
Quadrisecant is a noun.
What is the plural of quadrisecant?
The plural of quadrisecant is quadrisecants.

Words near quadrisecant in the dictionary

  1. quadriradicals
  2. quadrireme
  3. quadriremes
  4. quadrirotor
  5. Quadris
  6. quadrisecant
  7. quadrisecants
  8. quadrisect
  9. quadrisected
  10. quadrisecting
  11. quadrisection

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