"horoball" meaning in All languages combined

See horoball on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: horoballs [plural]
Etymology: Coined by William Thurston (1946-2012), American mathematician. See horosphere and ball. Head templates: {{en-noun}} horoball (plural horoballs)
  1. (hyperbolic geometry) A horosphere together with the space above it. Tags: excessive Categories (topical): Circle

Inflected forms

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