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Roman surface

Roman surface noun: a self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.

roman surface: a self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an...
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Noun

Roman surface (plural Roman surfaces)

  1. A self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.
    Synonyms:
    Steiner surface

Synonyms of Roman surface

Forms of Roman surface

pluralRoman surfaces

Origin of Roman surface

So called because it was discovered by Jakob Steiner when he was in Rome in 1844.

Questions about Roman surface

What does Roman surface mean?
Roman surface means a self-intersecting mapping of the real projective plane into three-dimensional space, with an unusually high degree of symmetry.
What part of speech is Roman surface?
Roman surface is a noun.
What is the plural of Roman surface?
The plural of Roman surface is Roman surfaces.

Words near Roman surface in the dictionary

  1. Roman shower
  2. Roman showers
  3. Roman snail
  4. Roman snails
  5. Roman square capitals
  6. Roman surface
  7. Roman vitriol
  8. Roman wormwood
  9. roman à clef
  10. roman à thèse
  11. roman à tiroirs

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