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acnode

British

/ ˈækˌnəʊd /

noun

a point whose coordinates satisfy the equation of a curve although it does not lie on the curve; an isolated point. The origin is an acnode of the curve y ² + x ² = x ³

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Other Word Forms

acnodal adjective

Etymology

Origin of acnode

C19: from Latin acus a needle + _node

Example Sentences

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The singular kinds arise as before; in the crunodal and the cuspidal kinds the whole curve is an odd circuit, but in an acnodal kind the acnode must be regarded as an even circuit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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