"acoptic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-acoptic.wav
Etymology: Introduced by the mathematician Branko Grünbaum to clarify terminology in the geometry of polygons and polyhedra. From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{affix|grc|ἀ-|κόπτω|nocat=1|t1=not|t2=to cut}} ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} acoptic (not comparable)
  1. (geometry, uncommon) Not self-intersecting. Wikipedia link: Branko Grünbaum, cube Tags: not-comparable, uncommon
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