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suborbifold

suborbifold noun: a submanifold of a space that is not smooth at every point, although it remains well-defined within the space.

Noun

suborbifold (plural suborbifolds)

  1. A submanifold of a space that is not smooth at every point, although it remains well-defined within the space.
    • We also investigate the property of saturation in this context, and give an example of a suborbifold with the canonical orbifold substructure that is not saturated..2016, Joseph E. Borzellino, Victor Brunsden, “On the Inheritance of Orbifold Substructures”, in arXiv

Forms of suborbifold

pluralsuborbifolds

Origin of suborbifold

From sub- + orbifold.

Questions about suborbifold

What does suborbifold mean?
Suborbifold means a submanifold of a space that is not smooth at every point, although it remains well-defined within the space.
What part of speech is suborbifold?
Suborbifold is a noun.
What is the plural of suborbifold?
The plural of suborbifold is suborbifolds.

Words near suborbifold in the dictionary

  1. suboral
  2. suborally
  3. suborbicular
  4. suborbiculate
  5. suborbiculated
  6. suborbifold
  7. suborbifolds
  8. suborbit
  9. suborbital
  10. suborbital reusable vehicle
  11. suborbital reusable vehicles

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