"multipatch" meaning in English

See multipatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: multipatches [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + patch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|patch}} multi- + patch Head templates: {{en-noun}} multipatch (plural multipatches)
  1. (physics) A curvilinear grid used to model aspects of general relativity Categories (topical): Physics

Inflected forms

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