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Whitehead link

Whitehead link noun: one of the most basic interlinkages of two loops; a link with one ring passing through the two lobes of a singly twisted loop.

whitehead link: one of the most basic interlinkages of two loops; a link with one ring passing through the two...
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Noun

Whitehead link (plural Whitehead links)

  1. One of the most basic interlinkages of two loops; a link with one ring passing through the two lobes of a singly twisted loop.

Forms of Whitehead link

pluralWhitehead links

Origin of Whitehead link

Named after J. H. C. Whitehead.

Questions about Whitehead link

What does Whitehead link mean?
Whitehead link means one of the most basic interlinkages of two loops; a link with one ring passing through the two lobes of a singly twisted loop.
What part of speech is Whitehead link?
Whitehead link is a noun.
What is the plural of Whitehead link?
The plural of Whitehead link is Whitehead links.

Words near Whitehead link in the dictionary

  1. whitehat
  2. whitehats
  3. Whitehaven
  4. Whitehawk
  5. whitehead
  6. Whitehead link
  7. Whitehead links
  8. whiteheaded
  9. Whiteheadian
  10. Whiteheadians
  11. whiteheads

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