asíntota

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin asymptōta (līnea) (“line not meeting”), from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτος (asúmptōtos, not falling together), from ἀ- (a-, not) + σύν (sún, together) + πτωτός (ptōtós, apt to fall, fallen), from πίπτω (píptō, I fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈsintota/, [aˈsĩn̪t̪ot̪a]

Noun

asíntota f (plural asíntotas)

  1. (geometry) asymptote

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