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asymptote
as·ymp·tote
[
ássimp tt,
ássim tt
]
(
plural
as·ymp·totes
)
noun
Definition:
line not touched by curve:
a line that draws increasingly nearer to a curve without ever meeting it
[
Mid-17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek
asumptōtos
"not adapted to fall together" <
sun-
"together" +
ptōtos
"adapted to fall"
]
as·ymp·tot·ic
[
àssimp tóttik,
àssim tóttik
]
adjective
as·ymp·tot·i·cal·ly
[
àssimp tóttiklee,
àssim tóttiklee
]
adverb
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as·ymp·tot·ic [ àssimp tóttik, àssim tóttik ] adjectiveas·ymp·tot·i·cal·ly [ àssimp tóttiklee, àssim tóttiklee ] adverb
