Morin surface

noun

A halfway model of the sphere eversion, featuring fourfold rotational symmetry.

Meanings

nounMorin surface (plural Morin surfaces)

plural Morin surfaces

  1. mathematicsA halfway model of the sphere eversion, featuring fourfold rotational symmetry.

Origin

Discovered by Bernard Morin.

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Morin surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morin%20surface

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